Synonyms of yo-yo

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noun

ˈyō-(ˌ)yō 

1

as in fool

a person who lacks good sense or judgment

some yo-yo cut the electricity off while I still had unsaved data

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• sage
• thinker

2

as in idiot

a stupid person

those yo-yos who insist upon using their cell phones while speeding down the highway

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

yo-yo

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verb

as in to weasel

Related Words

• weasel
• flip-flop
• waffle
• shake
• hedge
• evade
• equivocate
• fudge
• elude
• duck
• shun
• eschew
• pussyfoot
• skirt
• dodge
• tergiversate
• bypass
• sidestep
• circumvent
• shirk
• cavil
• quibble
• straddle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of yo-yo

Noun

In the South, though, our yo-yo-ing weather might give way to a sense of false spring, encouraging these little seeds to burst forth before the time is right—or not at all. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026

Food insecurity, yo-yo dieting and eating disorders have long plagued our communities. — Emily Brindley health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026

Verb

The component of exercise it is designed to re-create is preservation of lean muscle mass, a concern when people yo-yo on and off GLP-1 drugs, losing more muscle each time. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026

Stocks also got a lift from easing oil prices in their latest yo-yo move. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026