Synonyms of dunce

dunce

noun

ˈdən(t)s 

as in idiot

a stupid person

she's here on scholarship, so she's clearly no dunce

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of dunce

Anyway, bullying is bad, but dunce caps removed from their original context are good. —Vulture, 29 Apr. 2022

Most adamant in their stances are permabulls and permabears who cherry-pick the latest economic indicators to create the illusion that only a dunce could possibly disagree with them. —Martin Fridson, Forbes, 16 May 2022

Ermengarde, the school dunce, Lottie, the school crybaby, and Becky, the scullery maid, quickly find a defender, surrogate mother, and friend in Sara. —Sarah Schutte, National Review, 13 Mar. 2022

In my view, the biggest mistake scientists make is to claim that this is all somehow simple and therefore to imply that anyone who doesn't get it is a dunce. —Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 21 June 2021