as in idiot
a stupid person
only an ignoramus would be foiled by the building's security system
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Recent Examples of ignoramus
Under the Tories’ watch, the prime minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street in London was occupied by a dyspeptic culture warrior (Theresa May), who was succeeded by a fustian blowhard (Boris Johnson), who begot an economic ignoramus (Liz Truss).
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Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Don’t let demagogues and blowhards and ignoramuses tell you otherwise.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 June 2024
No one is asking him to embrace the full Ginsburg and declare himself a disrespectful ignoramus.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021
The president himself is a compulsive liar and foreign policy ignoramus.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Don’t let demagogues and blowhards and ignoramuses tell you otherwise.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 June 2024
No one is asking him to embrace the full Ginsburg and declare himself a disrespectful ignoramus.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021
The president himself is a compulsive liar and foreign policy ignoramus.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignoramus
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
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There is nothing in the past year that suggests that the portion of this global event that will take place in the U.S. will proceed with anything less than exhausting chaos, a spoonful of stupid, and a dash of tragedy.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Jan. 2026
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And then, the rest of her life, filled with big stupids and everything else, will begin.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Ignoramus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignoramus. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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