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Recent Examples of simpleton Redmayne plays a creep; Henry, a yearner; Keoghan, a simpleton. Glenn Whippcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2023 Keoghan’s village simpleton, who becomes a poor substitute friend for Farrell’s character, is both delightfully weird and gradually gutting as the traumas of his upbringing become clearer. Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2022 Turning what could have been merely a simpleton into a lost soul, Keoghan’s work here is vivid and heartbreaking. Glenn Whippentertainment Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022 Savvy and simpleton investors alike could easily pick apart Snap’s latest quarterly data. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for simpleton
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simpleton
Noun
  • For a woman who devotes herself to God is a mystic, whereas a woman who lusts after a mortal man is a fool.
    Terry Nguyen July 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
  • In any greater fool game, the last one is the one who loses most.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Two summers ago, as a group of people used their cars to stop traffic to help a gaggle of 150 to 200 geese cross a road in Henderson, Nevada, a driver went around them and struck at least nine geese, a witness told ABC affiliate KTNV.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 July 2025
  • And now that silly goose still out here shaking dat a** for drake every day.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • Still, when those characters are a gaggle of 20-somethings being stalked by a hook-wielding and slicker-wearing homicidal maniac, there is surely cause for some cellular activity.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
  • At least his brand of evil maniac is kind of funny and endearing.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025

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“Simpleton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simpleton. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.

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