Synonyms of turkey

turkey

noun

1

as in goose

a person who lacks good sense or judgment

only a turkey would think it's a good idea to go for a jog when the weather drops below zero

Synonyms & Similar Words

• goose
• lunatic
• fool
• nut
• idiot
• moron
• booby
• cuckoo
• monkey
• dingbat
• jackass
• mooncalf
• loser
• berk
• nincompoop
• ninny
• git
• simp
• charlie
• dipstick
• doofus
• simpleton
• dummy
• donkey
• nutcase
• ding-a-ling
• ding-dong
• ninnyhammer
• nitwit
• featherhead
• charley
• daredevil
• yo-yo
• half-wit
• nit
• gander
• dumbbell
• butt
• stock
• dodo
• imbecile
• dope
• birdbrain
• pinhead
• ignoramus
• blockhead
• numskull
• madwoman
• madman
• dolt
• character
• knucklehead
• schnook
• chump
• dork
• schlump
• dunce
• fathead
• crank
• goon
• airhead
• scatterbrain
• schlemiel
• featherbrain
• weirdo
• numbskull
• crackpot
• dupe
• screwball
• mockery
• schlub
• laughingstock
• oddball
• codger
• shlub
• kook
• know-nothing
• crackbrain
• shlemiel

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• sage
• thinker
• genius

• brain
• sage
• thinker
• genius

2

as in idiot

a stupid person

you turkey, that wasn't my boyfriend—it was my brother!

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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3

as in disaster

something that has failed

his business venture ended up being a turkey, and he lost quite a bit of money on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disaster
• bomb
• lemon
• failure
• catastrophe
• bust
• loser
• flop
• frost
• mess
• disappointment
• dog
• miss
• washout
• fiasco
• shipwreck
• dud
• hash
• clinker
• debacle
• fizzle
• clunker
• bummer
• débâcle
• near miss
• botch
• has-been
• shambles
• muddle
• nonevent
• nonstarter
• also-ran

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• blockbuster
• winner
• hit
• smash
• corker
• phenomenon
• crackajack
• dandy
• crackerjack
• jim-dandy

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• success
• blockbuster
• winner
• hit
• smash
• corker
• phenomenon
• crackajack
• dandy
• crackerjack
• jim-dandy

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Phrases Containing turkey

• cold turkey

• cold turkey