idiots

NOUN

very stupid person

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fool jerk moron nitwit stupid twit

STRONG

blockhead bonehead cretin dimwit dork dumbbell dunce ignoramus imbecile kook muttonhead nincompoop ninny pinhead simpleton tomfool

WEAK

out to lunch

Antonyms

STRONGEST

brain

STRONG

genius

Example Sentences

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It has succeeded in making Epstein’s accusers and denouncers also look like corrupt idiots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Elon Musk and Michael O’Leary are calling each other idiots — but shareholders of both companies would reject that charge.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

Eddie Howe says Karl-Heinz Rummenigge's claim that Newcastle United were "idiots" for paying £69m for Nick Woltemade is "irrelevant".

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Instead, we’re the village idiots consuming stale mead and suffering from ergot poisoning.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2025

And no, those idiots blasting Muggles, that’s not my doing, though it’ll be me the Augurey asks to bribe the Muggle Prime Minister with gold .

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling