JACKASS Synonyms: 164 Similar and Opposite Words

jackass

noun

ˈjak-ˌas

Definition of jackass

as in fool

a person who lacks good sense or judgment only a jackass would dive into a lake without first checking to see how deep the water is

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as in idiot

a stupid person you don't have to act like a jackass just to get a girl to notice you

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as in donkey

a sturdy and patient domestic mammal that is used especially to carry things with our jackasses loaded with supplies, we slowly made our way down to the floor of the canyon

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Recent Examples of jackass Still, the show never gets beyond Russ being a showboating jackass and Chad being the low-IQ projection of a showboating jackass. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025 Eminem In the first film, Joe Flaherty's character famously heckles Happy by repeatedly calling him a jackass right before he's set to putt. — Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for jackass

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Noun

Projecting how a college quarterback will pan out often proves a fool’s errand, despite how many people have dedicated their livelihoods to trying.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Don’t let the thin sole fool you though, the structure is still quite supportive and keeps your feet cushioned.

— Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

Definition of fool

Noun

Adults must crawl through doorways, buildings look like dollhouses and dwarf goats and donkeys hunker in the animal section.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Officials said a mix of exotic animals, livestock and domestic pets were living on the property, including dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, geese, donkeys, goats and pigs.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of donkey

Noun

While sane Americans were celebrating the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, the lunatics in Portland, Oregon were cheering along as two men made out on a baseball field during a 'Heated Rivalry' theme night.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
As a Spurs fan, I was particularly invested in Campbell in an England shirt and recall charging around the living room like a lunatic before the reality that it had been chalked off hit home.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 18 June 2026

Definition of lunatic

Noun

The shows featured a continuous storyline surrounding her string of black pearls being lost and found, sending her on a goose chase that began with The Nanny and continued into Can’t Hurry Love, Murphy Brown and High Society.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Critics see further expansion as risking the life of the goose that lays golden eggs.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of goose

Noun

The odd thing about this choice is that, although the DSA’s platform is indeed chock-full of maniacal proposals, on this particular idea, the maniacs have a point.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
The Destroyer accelerates with the single-minded wilfulness of a homicidal maniac.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2026

Definition of maniac

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