simpleton
simpletons
A simpleton is an idiot — a person without much common sense or intelligence.
This is one of many words — such as moron, dummy, and dimwit — that insult a person's intelligence. A simpleton is the opposite of a genius. However, the word simple implies more than lack of intelligence; it suggests being innocent or naive too. So a simpleton could be considered a hillbilly or yokel as well as a dullard or dunce.
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a person lacking intelligence or common sense
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synonyms:
simple
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types:
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airhead
a flighty scatterbrained simpleton
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dimwit, doofus, half-wit, nitwit
a stupid incompetent person
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dingbat
a silly empty-headed person
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boob, booby, dope, dumbbell, dummy, pinhead
an ignorant or foolish person
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fool, muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool
a person who lacks good judgment
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changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron
a person of subnormal intelligence
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nebbech, nebbish
(Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton
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nincompoop, ninny, poop
a stupid foolish person
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forgetful person, scatterbrain
a flighty and disorganized person
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schlemiel, shlemiel
(Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler
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schlep, schlepper, shlep, shlepper
(Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
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schnook, shnook
(Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despised
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sheep
a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon
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space cadet
someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug)
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square
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
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dolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupe, stupid, stupid person
a person who is not very bright
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twerp, twirp
someone who is regarded as contemptible
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berk
a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of
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buffoon, clown
a rude or vulgar fool
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blockhead, bonehead, dunce, dunderhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
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flibbertigibbet, foolish woman
a foolish, flighty, and overly talkative person
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bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, goose, zany
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
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klutz
(Yiddish) a clumsy dolt
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meshuggeneh, meshuggener
(Yiddish) a crazy fool
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morosoph
a learned fool
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putz
(Yiddish) a fool; an idiot
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wally
a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
Vocabulary lists containing simpleton
A young Jewish girl immigrates to America from Russia in the aftermath of World War I.
Five cousins from an unconventional family try to reestablish ties while uncovering family secrets.
After being placed with a foster family, 12-year-old Carley struggles to figure out where she belongs.
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