dolt
Dense, clueless person
A dolt is a stupid person—someone slow-witted or dense.
The word is old-fashioned and literary, carrying less sting than modern insults: Don't be such a dolt.
It suggests foolishness rather than malice.
Foolish, senseless person
- moronWitless, dense person
- dimwitFoolish, slow person
- blockheadStupid, foolish person
- dunceSlow-witted person
ignoramus · imbecile · nincompoop · nitwit · numskull · bonehead · halfwit · airhead
Foolish, inept person
- dumboSlang for fool
- dingbatDecorative printing symbol
- dumbbellHandheld exercise weight
- meatheadDim-witted person
chucklehead · lunkhead · bozo · galoot · clod · oaf · goof · goofball
Awkward, graceless person
- butterfingersClumsy dropper of things
- bunglerInept person
- blundererOne who errs clumsily
- fumblerOne who mishandles objects
oaf · lummox · clodhopper · bumpkin · lout · gawk · stumbler · ham-fisted
idiot
Foolish, senseless person
dunce · ignoramus · imbecile · nincompoop · nitwit · numskull · bonehead · halfwit · airhead · birdbrain
doofus
Foolish, inept person
meathead · chucklehead · lunkhead · bozo · galoot · clod · oaf · goof · goofball · turkey
klutz
Awkward, graceless person
- butterfingersClumsy dropper of things
- bunglerInept person
- blundererOne who errs clumsily
fumbler · oaf · lummox · clodhopper · bumpkin · lout · gawk · stumbler · ham-fisted
fool
Unwise, gullible person
patsy · pushover · chump · mark · dupe · rube · yokel · greenhorn · bumpkin · hayseed