Synonyms of goons

goons

noun

plural of goon

1

as in idiots

a stupid person

an unfortunate tendency to call those who disagree with him "brainless goons"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiots
• morons
• lunatics
• stupids
• fools
• losers
• imbeciles
• dummies
• dolts
• knuckleheads
• mutts
• prats
• dopes
• yahoos
• dimwits
• boneheads
• dullards
• loons
• ignoramuses
• blockheads
• pinheads
• jerks
• donkeys
• jackasses
• ninnies
• dunderheads
• oafs
• cretins
• chuckleheads
• lunkheads
• numskulls
• hardheads
• nitwits
• golems
• stupes
• goofs
• simpletons
• nimrods
• dunces
• meatheads
• deadheads
• schlubs
• nincompoops
• clowns
• hammerheads
• noddies
• ganders
• dorks
• fatheads
• ratbags
• bubbleheads
• villains
• airheads
• doofuses
• dips
• clucks
• stocks
• turkeys
• know-nothings
• clunks
• dumb clucks
• loggerheads
• buffoons
• geese
• nuts
• dumbbells
• noodles
• sapheads
• lumps
• half-wits
• chowderheads
• dum-dums
• momes
• cuddies
• madmen
• birdbrains
• nits
• lamebrains
• thickheads
• loonies
• schnooks
• dodoes
• dim bulbs
• dumbheads
• clots
• clodpolls
• ninnyhammers
• woodenheads
• skunks
• dummkopfs
• zanies
• boobies
• creeps
• yo-yos
• snakes
• mugs
• gawks
• beasts
• boors
• scatterbrains
• cads
• heels
• stinkers
• curs
• churls
• featherbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brains
• intellectuals
• geniuses
• thinkers
• sages
• intellects
• wizards
• whizzes
• Renaissance men
• polymaths
• sharpies

2

as in thugs

a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang

the crime boss threatened to send the goons after him if he squealed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thugs
• criminals
• gangsters
• villains
• bandits
• assassins
• pirates
• thieves
• hoodlums
• ruffians
• hooligans
• toughs
• mobsters
• offenders
• bullies
• rowdies
• gorillas
• punks
• hoods
• roughnecks
• gangbangers
• gangstas
• yobs
• yobbos
• toughies
• perpetrators
• scoundrels
• robbers
• plug-uglies
• crooks
• outlaws
• cutthroats
• brigands
• felons
• mugs
• mafiosi
• gunmen
• racketeers
• desperadoes
• lawbreakers
• vandals
• highwaymen
• malefactors
• swindlers
• perps
• pickpockets
• bravos
• juvenile delinquents
• tearaways

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of goons

But Mark, in Ronson’s telling, quickly grows antagonistic, abruptly asking Ronson to sign an NDA, then later barraging him with suspicious texts and threatening him with a pair of goons. — Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

His goons start the job, but Sang-il sends in one of his best men, Jang Tae-ha, to finish the job. — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

One explosive clash with armed goons later, Stuart is in possession of a device that looks more or less like a microwave but has the ability to propel them through different dimensions with the push of a button. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

Elordi played high school bully Nate, who in Season 3 dealt with some goons who tormented him and brutally physically assaulted him. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Farage has indeed been targeted for public attacks by political goons for years. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2026

But goons roaming the streets, vandalizing property and causing mayhem must not be tolerated. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026

The best of them is saved for last, and works in spite of the film’s struggle to make its sociopathic main villain (Joey Iwanaga) as interesting as its colorful array of goons. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 June 2026

The group’s funhouse palettes and repertoire of sweaty, pustulant goons tapped into the nation’s nauseous psyche. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026