SCHMUCK Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

schmuck

noun

ˈshmək

Definition of schmuck

slang

as in bastard

a person whose behavior is offensive to others don't be a schmuck and create an embarrassing scene in public

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Recent Examples of schmuck Now, any schmuck can prompt their way to being the next Hideo Kojima or Sam Lake. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 Feb. 2026 Was Kiritsis a narcissistic madman or a schmuck who’d put too much trust in the American ideals of hard work and fair treatment? — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 But some schmuck producer somewhere out there in Hollywood doesn't agree, and hopefully some internet sleuths will figure out who the person is and shame them. — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025 There are dozens upon dozens of memorable eccentrics, delusional antiheroes, blustery authority figures, sad sacks, screw-ups and all-too-lovable schmucks that populate the 12 feature films and handful of shorts directed by Wes Anderson. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for schmuck

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Noun

That screwed up the works / And not due to his sloppy hiring / Of a crew of incompetent jerks.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Kris and Billy watch that one together in an intimate sleepover, sinking into the murky texture of a scene in which the virginal actor allowed a jerk to take off her clothes.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of jerk

Noun

An Illinois teen has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly committing a deadly stabbing attack while dressed in a clown outfit.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Tyquan Thornton Tyquan Thornton is not only known for being a speedster, with one of the fastest combine times in history, but a class clown as well.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of clown

Noun

Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, had a number of dogs throughout their life.

— Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Things get increasingly bleak, as the family dog’s heart medicine runs out and Jason has to put him out of his misery, and then — in doomsday prepper mode — carves up the body and puts it in the freezer just in case food gets dire.

— William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of dog

Noun

Arnetra and her sister, Akiva, described Darius as a joker, always striving to bring joy to those around him.

— Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
David May was the joker in the team; Paul Scholes was the silent assassin, sat there at the back, throwing comments.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of joker

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