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Synonyms & Antonyms of lout
1
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
- watch where you're going, you big lout!
Synonyms for lout
- clod,
- clodhopper,
- gawk,
- hulk,
- lubber,
- lug,
- lump,
- Neanderthal,
- oaf,
- palooka
Words Related to lout
- airhead,
- birdbrain,
- blockhead,
- blunderer,
- bonehead,
- bubblehead,
- chowderhead,
- chucklehead,
- clodpoll
- (or clodpole),
- clot
- [British],
- cluck,
- clunk,
- cuddy
- (or cuddie)
- [British dialect],
- deadhead,
- dim bulb
- [slang],
- dimwit,
- dip,
- dodo,
- dolt,
- donkey,
- doofus
- [slang],
- dope,
- dork
- [slang],
- dullard,
- dumbbell,
- dumbhead,
- dum-dum,
- dummkopf,
- dummy,
- dunce,
- dunderhead,
- fathead,
- galoot
- [slang],
- gander,
- golem,
- goof,
- goon,
- half-wit,
- hammerhead,
- hardhead,
- idiot,
- ignoramus,
- imbecile,
- jackass,
- know-nothing,
- knucklehead,
- lamebrain,
- loggerhead
- [chiefly dialect],
- loon,
- lunkhead,
- meathead,
- mome
- [archaic],
- moron,
- mug
- [chiefly British],
- mutt,
- natural,
- nimrod
- [slang],
- nincompoop,
- ninny,
- ninnyhammer,
- nit
- [chiefly British],
- nitwit,
- noddy,
- noodle,
- numskull
- (or numbskull),
- pinhead,
- prat
- [British],
- ratbag
- [chiefly Australian],
- saphead,
- schlub
- (also shlub)
- [slang],
- schnook
- [slang],
- simp,
- simpleton,
- stock,
- stupe,
- stupid,
- thickhead,
- turkey,
- woodenhead,
- yahoo,
- yo-yo
Near Antonyms for lout
2
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
- Howard's rude behavior at the country club earned him a reputation as a lout
Synonyms for lout
- bastard,
- beast,
- bleeder
- [British],
- blighter
- [chiefly British],
- boor,
- bounder,
- bugger,
- buzzard,
- cad,
- chuff,
- churl,
- clown,
- creep,
- cretin,
- crud
- [slang],
- crumb
- [slang],
- cur,
- dirtbag
- [slang],
- dog,
- fink,
- heel,
- hound,
- jerk,
- joker,
- louse,
- pill,
- rat,
- rat fink,
- reptile,
- rotter,
- schmuck
- [slang],
- scum,
- scumbag
- [slang],
- scuzzball
- [slang],
- skunk,
- sleaze,
- sleazebag
- [slang],
- sleazeball
- [slang],
- slime,
- slimeball
- [slang],
- slob,
- snake,
- so-and-so,
- sod
- [chiefly British],
- stinkard,
- stinker,
- swine,
- toad,
- varmint,
- vermin
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