Synonyms of dum-dum

dum-dum

noun

ˈdəm-ˌdəm 

as in idiot

a stupid person

he's no dum-dum—he made his first million by 25

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of dum-dum

Put another way, why are there no dum-dums under the Dome? —Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024

But Williams, often shirtless (and that’s not a bad thing), gets laughs as a dum-dum who speaks in a very high, piping voice. —Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023