Synonyms of schmuck

schmuck

noun

ˈshmək 

slang

as in bastard

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

don't be a schmuck and create an embarrassing scene in public

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bastard
• jerk
• clown
• dog
• joker
• idiot
• moron
• skunk
• rat
• snake
• beast
• creep
• scumbag
• boor
• brute
• fool
• brat
• heel
• swine
• toad
• cretin
• louse
• scum
• cad
• villain
• dirtbag
• lout
• stinker
• bugger
• so-and-so
• vermin
• bounder
• rotter
• slob
• pill
• reptile
• buzzard
• varmint
• sleazebag
• sod
• hound
• fink
• sleazeball
• slimeball
• scuzzball
• blighter
• nuisance
• bleeder
• churl
• slime
• cur
• crud
• nerd
• barbarian
• sleaze
• son of a gun
• crumb
• stinkard
• chuff
• savage
• dolt
• rat fink
• wretch
• lowlife
• loudmouth
• caveman
• scoundrel
• jackass
• vulgarian
• imbecile
• schmo
• rascal
• rogue
• blockhead
• doofus
• Neanderthal
• schmoe
• miscreant
• nitwit
• scab
• airhead
• ninny
• roughneck
• dork
• scamp
• goon
• snob
• dope
• booby
• nincompoop
• turkey
• dink
• dweeb
• snot
• pest
• half-wit
• nut
• nit
• insolent
• snip
• birdbrain
• snoot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hero
• gentleman
• lady
• heroine
• idol
• role model
• saint
• angel

Examples of schmuck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Until Robin’s death, Hughie had been just another schmuck, working at an audio-equipment store and living with his father, his bedroom walls still papered with posters of the Seven—a reminder of our adult thirst for what might be deemed childish art. —Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2020

In the first trailer for The Shrink Next Door, a dramedy series adapted from the popular 2019 podcast, Will Ferrell portrays a wealthy schmuck who decides to visit a psychiatrist to the stars (Paul Rudd, still not aging) to help work out some lingering issues. —Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 June 2021

Most people in the company considered Hardy a schmuck, an overpaid driver for Nate and other executives on the 20th floor. —Seija Rankin, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2021

Wilkerson believed that a red (not a schmuck) worked behind every Underwood in Hollywood. —Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Oct. 2022