IDIOTS Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

idiots

noun

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plural of idiot

as in morons

a stupid person only an idiot would invest in a company just because a casual acquaintance recommended it

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Recent Examples of idiots What sets Brule apart from fellow idiots in similar setups like Borat or Philomena Cunk is Reilly’s ability to present Brule with deep pathos and a sense of mystery, offering glimpses into a dark backstory, all made unsettling by the show’s analog-horror aesthetic. —

Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026 One gets the sense, reading DuBois, that Stanton’s fervor for political action stemmed from a dread of being governed by idiots. —

Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026 These people are idiots; who would fall for this? —

Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2026 Those idiots are the primary reason Trump is president, while Kamala Harris, who condemns the military success like most of her fellow Democratic politicos, can’t even get traction in peddling her sour-grapes-loser book. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026 This should have built the players’ momentum in the WNBA’s collective-bargaining talks, but reports suggest that the idiots on the management side are stalling the talks behind restrictive demands that defy common sense. —

Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026 Franchises are lost because of proud idiots. —

Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026 This happens often enough when one administration succeeds another, to be sure, with the new team insisting that its predecessors were idiots, but the Hegseth Pentagon carries such insults to a new level. —

Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026 Thank God for the 10-second delay, which was introduced for f---ing idiots like me. —

Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026

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There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.

— McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026