Synonyms of numskull

numskull

noun

variants or numbskull

as in moron

a stupid person

don't be such a numskull—you know he was only kidding

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of numskull in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yes, the protagonist is a numskull. —Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022