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Antonyms for halfwit
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : half-wit, hahf- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhælfˌwɪt, ˈhɑf- |
Definition of halfwit
Origin :- 1670s, originally "a would-be wit whose abilities are mediocre;" sense of "simpleton" (one lacking all his wits) is first attested 1755.
- Half-wits are fleas; so little and so light,We scarce could know they live, but that they bite.[Dryden, "All for Love"]
- Phrase out of half wit "half out of one's mind" was in Middle English (late 14c.). Half-witted "lacking common sense" is from 1640s.
- As in lummox : noun oaf
- As in moron : noun stupid person
- As in nitwit : noun idiot
- As in numskull : noun idiot
- As in jackass : noun a stupid or foolish person
- As in blockhead : noun dummy
- As in ding-dong : noun fool
- As in dumbo : noun dummy
- As in mooncalf : noun fool
- As in ninny : noun fool
- As in schmo : noun fool
- As in schmuck : noun fool
- As in softhead : noun fool
- As in tomfool : noun fool
- As in turkey : noun fool
- As in dunce : noun stupid person
- As in fool : noun stupid or ridiculous person
- As in half-wit : noun stupid person
- Was this the man that had played the part of a halfwit so successfully at Bar X ranch?
- Extract from : « Mason of Bar X Ranch » by Henry Bennett
- Trent Burton, the halfwit, and Trent Burton in action, were two different persons.
- Extract from : « Mason of Bar X Ranch » by Henry Bennett
Synonyms for halfwit
- addlepate
- ass
- beast
- beefhead
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- blunderer
- bonehead
- boob
- boor
- bore
- born fool
- bruiser
- brute
- buffoon
- bumpkin
- bust
- chump
- clod
- clodhopper
- clown
- cretin
- dimwit
- dingbat
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- dope
- dork
- drip
- dullard
- dumb ox
- dumbbell
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- easy mark
- fair game
- fathead
- fool
- goof
- goof ball
- goon
- goose
- half-wit
- halfwit
- hardhead
- harebrain
- hayseed
- idiot
- ignoramus
- illiterate
- imbecile
- innocent
- jackass
- jerk
- jughead
- klutz
- knothead
- knucklehead
- lame-brain
- lamebrain
- lightweight
- loon
- loony
- loser
- lout
- lunkhead
- meathead
- mental defective
- mooncalf
- moron
- nerd
- nincompoop
- ninny
- nitwit
- noodle
- numskull
- oaf
- ox
- pea brain
- pinhead
- sap
- scatterbrain
- schlemiel
- schnook
- screwball
- silly
- simple
- simpleton
- softhead
- stooge
- stupid person
- sucker
- tomfool
- turkey
- twerp
- twit
- victim
- yokel
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