Synonyms of ignoramus

ignoramus

noun

ˌig-nə-ˈrā-məs 

as in idiot

a stupid person

only an ignoramus would be foiled by the building's security system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiot
• moron
• stupid
• imbecile
• know-nothing
• fool
• prat
• dolt
• dullard
• loser
• simpleton
• dunderhead
• dimwit
• dunce
• blockhead
• dummy
• mutt
• bonehead
• cretin
• pinhead
• jackass
• knucklehead
• lunkhead
• ninny
• donkey
• oaf
• dumbhead
• airhead
• chucklehead
• numskull
• nitwit
• loon
• doofus
• half-wit
• dummkopf
• stupe
• nincompoop
• goof
• goon
• hardhead
• nimrod
• dork
• schnook
• dope
• bubblehead
• jerk
• meathead
• golem
• dumb cluck
• ratbag
• dum-dum
• lamebrain
• schlub
• turkey
• chowderhead
• yahoo
• cluck
• hammerhead
• fathead
• deadhead
• birdbrain
• clunk
• dip
• dodo
• dumbbell
• noddy
• gander
• buffoon
• loggerhead
• ninnyhammer
• saphead
• clown
• noodle
• lump
• goose
• mome
• dim bulb
• thickhead
• nit
• stock
• cuddy
• woodenhead
• loony
• madman
• clodpoll
• villain
• clot
• booby
• skunk
• nut
• yo-yo
• boor
• zany
• snake
• mug
• scatterbrain
• creep
• beast
• gawk
• stinker
• cur
• cad
• heel
• featherbrain
• churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• intellect
• intellectual
• thinker
• sage
• wizard
• whiz
• polymath
• Renaissance man
• sharpie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ignoramus

And finally, there is Remy (Guillaume Cyr), a well-meaning security guard at the Quebec Maple Association who is a bit of an ignoramus. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024

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). — 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

The president himself is a compulsive liar and foreign policy ignoramus. — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

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