SHLEMIELS Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

schlemiels

noun

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plural of schlemiel

as in losers

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Noun

The financial media naturally focus on the biggest winners and losers because that’s where the drama is.

— Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
In that scenario, China’s long-suffering savers would be double losers.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of losers

Noun

This new three-part docuseries interviews Belfort's former wife, his co-conspirators, and his victims to dive deep into how his boiler room operation pumped, dumped, and ripped off chumps.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
Maybe the Trumps are right and my family boasts a lot of chumps, sending six men off to World War II alone.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of chumps

Noun

Guests can see local wildlife including wild turkeys and deer.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
The foundation helped raise more than $200,000 to pay off school lunch debt for students, gave out turkeys to families during the holidays and provided resources to those impacted by gun violence.

— Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026

Definition of turkeys

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In McBride’s work, collections of idiots and unlikable misfits strive for power and achievement and are inevitably foiled by their own flaws.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026
This isn't the first time athletes have ever had to deal with mean fans, or online trolls, or idiots behind a keyboard.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of idiots

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According to the authors, their results suggest that clods of earth can indeed catalyze these reactions without the presence of life.

— Siddhant Pusdekar, Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2026
After loosening the soil, gently lift the clump out of the ground and remove any soil clods.

— Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of clods

Noun

There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.

— McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026

Definition of morons

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