Synonyms of nitwit

nitwit

noun

1

as in lunatic

a person who lacks good sense or judgment

don't be a nitwit—wear a seat belt!

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• sage
• thinker

2

as in idiot

a stupid person

an absolute nitwit as far as geography is concerned

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in fool

a silly flighty person

a nitwit who never should have been given a position of responsibility in the company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fool
• ditz
• silly
• goose
• scatterbrain
• cuckoo
• flibbertigibbet
• birdbrain
• simpleton
• featherhead
• featherbrain
• rattlebrain
• softhead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sobersides