Synonyms of nimrod

nimrod

noun

ˈnim-ˌräd 

1

as in hunter

a person who hunts game

a mighty nimrod with the heads of big game mounted on his walls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hunter
• archer
• huntsman
• falconer
• sportsman
• gunner
• trapper
• huntress
• fowler
• hawker
• birder
• sportswoman
• poacher
• hunter-gatherer

2

as in idiot

slang a stupid person

quipped that the mismatched socks made him look like a nimrod

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nimrod

That’s the gist of the trailer for Nimrods: A Green Day Comedy, a road-trip movie in which not everything goes smoothly. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026

Serving as producers for Nimrods are Green Day members Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool, alongside Tim Perell for Process. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026

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