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or numbskull
as in moron
a stupid person
don't be such a numskull—you know he was only kidding
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Recent Examples of numskull
That’s all fine and dandy, but watching these two numbskulls, like Pinky and the Brain with lobotomies, try to take down Tamra is not fun.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Yes, the protagonist is a numskull.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Yes, the protagonist is a numskull.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numskull
Noun
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Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As Ray Winstone might say, what a prat.—
Holman W. Jenkins,
WSJ,
29 Mar. 2022
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Through it all, however, the gal has retained a sort of grand hauteur, even while prat-falling into a bush.—
Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
24 Mar. 2022
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“Numskull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numskull. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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