Synonyms of ninny

ninny

noun

ˈni-nē 

1

as in lunatic

a person who lacks good sense or judgment

only a ninny would try to cross a swollen, raging river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lunatic
• fool
• idiot
• goose
• maniac
• moron
• nut
• simpleton
• jackass
• simp
• booby
• nitwit
• dingbat
• nutcase
• doofus
• cuckoo
• nincompoop
• loser
• turkey
• ninnyhammer
• mooncalf
• monkey
• berk
• featherhead
• half-wit
• charlie
• ding-dong
• git
• nit
• dipstick
• daredevil
• imbecile
• dummy
• know-nothing
• dolt
• ignoramus
• ding-a-ling
• madman
• dunce
• donkey
• blockhead
• knucklehead
• yo-yo
• goon
• airhead
• pinhead
• numskull
• dork
• scatterbrain
• dope
• schnook
• gander
• weirdo
• schlub
• chump
• character
• kook
• birdbrain
• butt
• dodo
• fathead
• laughingstock
• codger
• dumbbell
• schlemiel
• dupe
• schlump
• stock
• screwball
• mockery
• featherbrain
• crackpot
• oddball
• crank
• crackbrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• sage
• genius
• thinker

2

as in idiot

a stupid person

was such a ninny that he kept forgetting my name, even though I was wearing a name tag

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ninny

So that could be best encapsulated in getting to walk into a room with Bradley Whitford and Betty Gilpin and be a simpering ninny. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Jane Austen wrote takedowns of this kind of ninny two centuries ago — how fun to see Pike update her twit to the post-Y2K era. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024

Kopas, who wisely eschews hamming, makes Frank a spry, eloquent presence, although more dourness in the play’s initial scenes might help his character stand out from the salon’s cheerful ninnies. — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 May 2023

Sure enough, the team at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, an organization that provides food to more than 700 pantries throughout the Chicago area, contacted me and said a conservative donor who thinks me quite the ninny had donated $10,000. — Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 16 Dec. 2021

This Macbeth is something of a ninny, a lightweight who lounges on a throne that seems far too big for him. — Kyle Smith, National Review, 2 Nov. 2019