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
As Venus points out in his confessional, the problem here is Marcus, who keeps making both of them look like idiots.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 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
Traitors is about the gullible and the skeptical working together to sieve the fraudulent from the truthful, an amalgamated nightmare of village idiots locking themselves in the stocks and pelting each other with rotten fruit.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
And speaking of the idiots who run college football, the sport had one-fourth of its playoff coaches accepting other jobs before the playoffs even began, and has the transfer portal opening before the playoffs even come to an end.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Can't believe that after 10 years of us basing our most damning investigations on cell phone data, these idiots are still doing it.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
That's the deterrent for the idiots.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
But most Germans would associate Herculean feats of beer lifting with the iconic image of the Oktoberfest barmaid carrying an armload of Masskrüge through a crowd of drunken idiots.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside, 6 Nov. 2025
Noah's sister-in-law Esther (Jackie Tohn), the Jewish character portrayed most insultingly last year, has thankfully been softened and refined, and has somehow become the lone voice of reason amongst a group of immature idiots.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 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
Traitors is about the gullible and the skeptical working together to sieve the fraudulent from the truthful, an amalgamated nightmare of village idiots locking themselves in the stocks and pelting each other with rotten fruit.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
And speaking of the idiots who run college football, the sport had one-fourth of its playoff coaches accepting other jobs before the playoffs even began, and has the transfer portal opening before the playoffs even come to an end.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Can't believe that after 10 years of us basing our most damning investigations on cell phone data, these idiots are still doing it.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
That's the deterrent for the idiots.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
But most Germans would associate Herculean feats of beer lifting with the iconic image of the Oktoberfest barmaid carrying an armload of Masskrüge through a crowd of drunken idiots.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside, 6 Nov. 2025
Noah's sister-in-law Esther (Jackie Tohn), the Jewish character portrayed most insultingly last year, has thankfully been softened and refined, and has somehow become the lone voice of reason amongst a group of immature idiots.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiots
Noun
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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
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Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The lunatics who attacked the seat of government to try to change the outcome of a free and fair election are not patriots.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Parents know these woke lunatics are bullies.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Idiots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiots. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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