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(oʊf)
Word forms: plural oafs
countable noun [oft adjective NOUN]
If you refer to someone as an oaf, you think that they are impolite, clumsy, or aggressive.
[disapproval]
Leave the lady alone, you drunken oaf.
Synonyms: lout, brute, yob or yobbo [British, slang], fool More Synonyms of oaf

oaf in British English

(əʊf)
noun
a stupid or loutish person
Derived forms
oafish (ˈoafish)
adjective
oafishly (ˈoafishly)
adverb
oafishness (ˈoafishness)
noun
Word origin
C17: variant of Old English ælf elf

oaf in American English

(oʊf)
noun
1.  Obsolete
changeling (sense 1)
2. 
a stupid person; specif., a stupid, clumsy fellow; lout
Derived forms
oafish (ˈoafish)
adjective
oafishly (ˈoafishly)
adverb
Word origin
earlier auf, ouphe < ON alfr, elf

Synonyms of 'oaf'

lout, brute, yob or yobbo, fool
More Synonyms of oaf
(noun) 
Definition
a stupid or clumsy person
some oaf shouting into his phone
Synonyms
lout
a drunken lout
brute
yob or yobbo (British, slang)
fool
She'd been a fool to accept the offer.
jerk (slang, mainly US, Canadian)
He'd tricked her into walking into the garbage, to make her look like a total jerk!
idiot
I knew I'd been an idiot to stay there.
dummy (slang)
He's no dummy, this guy.
plank (British, slang)
berk (British, slang)
sap (slang)
He's always seemed a poor sap to me.
gorilla (informal)
wally (slang)
booby
Her husband is a booby.
prat (slang)
plonker (slang)
coot
moron (slang)
I used to think that he was a moron.
goon
twit (informal, mainly British)
a pompous twit who loved the sound of his own voice
bonehead (slang)
dunce
He was a dunce at mathematics.
imbecile
I don't want to deal with these imbeciles any more.
clod
simpleton
He was a lightweight, a political simpleton.
gawk
airhead (slang)
dullard
dipstick (British, slang)
dickhead (taboo, slang)
gonzo (slang)
schmuck (US, slang)
dork (slang)
nitwit (informal)
You great nitwit! What did you do that for?
dolt
He's a first class dolt.
bear
charlie (British, informal)
blockhead
a bunch of bowler-hatted blockheads
divvy (British, slang)
pillock (British, slang)
halfwit
I'm a mindless optimist, a cheery halfwit.
nincompoop
Only a complete nincompoop would believe a story like that.
dweeb (US, slang)
putz (US, slang)
fathead (informal)
eejit (Scottish, Irish)
thicko (British, slang)
dumb-ass (slang)
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang)
numpty (Scottish, informal)
doofus (slang, mainly US)
galoot (slang, mainly US)
fuckwit (taboo, slang)
lummox (informal)
dickwit (taboo, slang)
numbskull or numskull
bumpkin
boor
He was a braggart, a cynic and a boor.
churl
clumsy idiot
cougan (Australian, slang)
scozza (Australian, slang)
bogan (Australian, slang)
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang)
bogan (Australian, slang)
Opposites
brain (informal)
,
genius
,
intellectual
,
rocket scientist (informal)
,
egghead (informal)
,
smart aleck (informal)
,
wiseacre

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blockhead
Definition
a stupid person
a bunch of bowler-hatted blockheads
Synonyms
idiot,
charlie (British, informal),
fool,
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
plank (British, slang),
berk (British, slang),
noodle,
prick (taboo, slang),
wally (slang),
prat (slang),
plonker (slang),
coot,
bimbo (slang),
twit (informal, British),
bonehead (slang),
chump (informal),
dunce,
dullard (old-fashioned),
dimwit (informal),
ignoramus,
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang),
schmuck (US, slang),
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit,
dolt,
divvy (British, slang),
pillock (British, slang),
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
fathead (informal),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
thickhead,
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numbskull or numskull
in the sense of booby
Definition
an ignorant or foolish person
Her husband is a booby.
Synonyms
fool,
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
idiot,
berk (British, slang),
prick (taboo, slang),
wally (slang),
prat (slang),
plonker (slang),
goof (informal),
twit (informal, British),
dunce,
duffer (informal),
oaf,
simpleton,
dimwit (informal),
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang),
nitwit,
blockhead,
plank (British, slang),
divvy (British, slang),
pillock (British, slang),
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
fathead (informal),
weenie (US, informal),
charlie (British, informal),
coot,
muggins (British, slang),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
lamebrain (informal),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numbskull or numskull
in the sense of boor
Definition
an ill-mannered, clumsy, or insensitive person
He was a braggart, a cynic and a boor.
Synonyms
lout,
peasant (informal),
hick (informal, US, Canadian),
barbarian,
brute,
philistine,
redneck (US, slang),
oaf,
bumpkin,
vulgarian,
hayseed (US, Canadian, informal),
cougan (Australian, slang),
scozza (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang),
clodhopper (informal),
churl,
clodpole

Nearby words of
oaf

  • nutty
  • nuzzle
  • nymph
  • oaf
  • oafish
  • oak
  • oar

Synonyms of 'oaf'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of dolt
Definition
a stupid person
He's a first class dolt.
Synonyms
idiot,
fool,
dope (informal),
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
ass,
clot (British, informal),
plank (British, slang),
charlie (British, informal),
berk (British, slang),
prick (taboo, slang),
wally (slang),
booby,
prat (slang),
plonker (slang),
coot,
geek (slang),
twit (informal, British),
chump (informal),
dunce,
oaf,
simpleton,
dullard (old-fashioned),
dimwit (informal),
ignoramus,
dipstick (British, slang),
gonzo (slang),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit (informal),
blockhead,
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
fathead (informal),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
lamebrain (informal),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
thickhead,
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numbskull or numskull,
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang)
in the sense of dullard
Definition
a dull or stupid person
Synonyms
dolt,
dope (informal),
dunce,
clod,
oaf,
dimwit (informal),
nitwit (informal),
blockhead,
fathead (informal),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
numpty (Scottish, informal),
lamebrain (informal),
numbskull or numskull
in the sense of dummy
Definition
a stupid person
He's no dummy, this guy.
Synonyms
fool,
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
idiot,
plank (British, slang),
charlie (British, informal, old-fashioned),
berk (British, slang),
prick (taboo, slang),
wally (slang),
prat (slang),
plonker (slang, old-fashioned),
coot (old-fashioned),
dunce,
oaf (old-fashioned),
simpleton (old-fashioned),
dullard (old-fashioned),
dimwit (informal),
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang, rare),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit (informal),
dolt,
blockhead,
divvy (British, slang, rare),
pillock (British, slang),
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
fathead (informal),
weenie (US, informal),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
lamebrain (informal),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numbskull or numskull,
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang),
mampara (South Africa, informal)
in the sense of dunce
Definition
a person who is stupid or slow to learn
He was a dunce at mathematics.
Synonyms
simpleton,
duffer (informal),
bonehead (slang),
loon (informal),
goose (informal),
ass,
donkey,
oaf (old-fashioned),
dullard (old-fashioned),
dimwit (informal),
ignoramus (formal),
nitwit (informal),
dolt,
blockhead,
halfwit,
nincompoop (old-fashioned),
fathead (informal),
dunderhead (informal),
lamebrain (informal),
thickhead,
numbskull or numskull
in the sense of fool
Definition
a person who lacks sense or judgment
She'd been a fool to accept the offer.
Synonyms
idiot,
simpleton,
mug (British, slang),
berk (British, slang),
charlie (British, informal),
silly,
goose (informal),
dope (informal),
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
dummy (slang),
ass (US, Canadian, taboo, slang),
clot (British, informal),
plank (British, slang),
sap (slang),
prick (taboo, slang),
wally (slang),
prat (slang),
plonker (slang),
coot,
moron (slang),
nit (informal),
git (British, slang),
twit (informal, British),
bonehead (slang),
chump (informal),
dunce,
imbecile (informal),
loon,
clod,
cretin,
oaf,
bozo (US, slang),
dullard,
dimwit (informal),
ignoramus,
dumbo (slang),
jackass,
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit (informal),
dolt,
blockhead,
ninny,
divvy (British, slang),
bird-brain (informal),
pillock (British, slang),
halfwit,
nincompoop,
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
fathead (informal),
weenie (US, informal),
schlep (US, slang),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
pea-brain (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
dunderhead,
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
lamebrain (informal),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
mooncalf,
thickhead,
clodpate (archaic),
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numbskull or numskull,
twerp or twirp (informal),
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang),
mampara (South Africa, informal)
in the sense of halfwit
Definition
a foolish or feeble-minded person
I'm a mindless optimist, a cheery halfwit.
Synonyms
fool,
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
idiot,
plank (British, slang),
charlie (British, informal),
berk (British, slang),
prick (taboo, slang),
wally (slang),
prat (slang),
plonker (slang),
coot,
moron (slang),
twit (informal, British),
dunce,
imbecile (informal),
oaf,
simpleton,
airhead (slang),
dullard,
dimwit (informal),
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit (informal),
dolt,
divvy (British, slang),
pillock (British, slang),
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
fathead (informal),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
dunderhead,
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
lamebrain (informal),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numbskull or numskull,
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang)
in the sense of idiot
Definition
a foolish or senseless person
I knew I'd been an idiot to stay there.
Synonyms
fool,
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
ass,
plank (British, slang),
charlie (British, informal, old-fashioned),
berk (British, slang),
prick (taboo, slang),
wally (slang),
prat (slang),
plonker (slang, old-fashioned),
twit (informal, British),
chump,
oaf (old-fashioned),
airhead (slang),
dimwit (informal),
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang, rare),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit (informal),
blockhead,
divvy (British, slang, rare),
pillock (British, slang),
halfwit,
nincompoop (old-fashioned),
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
dunderhead,
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
lamebrain (informal),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
mooncalf (rare),
numbskull or numskull,
galah (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
booby (old-fashioned),
coot (old-fashioned),
dickwit (taboo, slang),
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang),
dill (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
mampara (South Africa, informal)
in the sense of imbecile
Definition
an extremely stupid person
I don't want to deal with these imbeciles any more.
Synonyms
idiot,
fool,
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
tosser (British, slang),
plank (British, slang),
berk (British, slang),
prick (taboo, slang),
wally (slang),
charlie (British, informal),
prat (slang),
plonker (slang),
coot,
moron (slang),
twit (informal, British),
chump,
cretin,
bungler,
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
dolt,
divvy (British, slang),
pillock (British, slang),
halfwit,
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
dotard,
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
thickhead,
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numbskull or numskull,
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang)
in the sense of jerk
Definition
a stupid or ignorant person
He'd tricked her into walking into the garbage, to make her look like a total jerk!
Synonyms
idiot,
fool,
prick (taboo, slang),
wally (slang),
prat (slang),
plonker (slang),
coot,
moron (slang),
twit (informal, British),
plank (British, slang),
chump,
imbecile,
cretin,
oaf,
simpleton,
dimwit (informal),
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit (informal),
divvy (British, slang),
pillock (British, slang),
halfwit,
nincompoop,
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
dunderhead,
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
lamebrain (informal),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
mooncalf,
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numbskull or numskull,
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang)
in the sense of moron
Definition
a foolish or stupid person
I used to think that he was a moron.
Synonyms
fool,
idiot,
dummy (slang),
berk (British, slang),
charlie (British, informal, old-fashioned),
tosser (British, slang),
dope (informal),
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
ass,
plank (British, slang),
prick (taboo, slang),
wally (slang),
prat (slang),
plonker (slang, old-fashioned),
coot (old-fashioned),
twit (informal, British),
bonehead (slang),
chump,
dunce,
imbecile,
oaf (old-fashioned),
simpleton,
airhead (slang),
dimwit (informal),
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang, rare),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit (informal),
dolt,
blockhead,
divvy (British, slang, rare),
pillock (British, slang),
halfwit,
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
fathead (informal),
weenie (US, informal),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
dunderhead,
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
lamebrain (informal),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
thickhead,
muttonhead (slang),
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numbskull or numskull,
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of nincompoop
Definition
a stupid person
Only a complete nincompoop would believe a story like that.
Synonyms
idiot,
charlie (British, informal),
fool,
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
plank (British, slang),
berk (British, slang),
noodle,
prick (taboo, slang),
wally (slang),
prat (slang),
plonker (slang),
coot,
twit (informal, British),
chump,
dunce,
oaf,
simpleton,
dimwit (informal),
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit (informal),
dolt,
blockhead,
ninny,
divvy (slang),
pillock (British, slang),
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
fathead (informal),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
lamebrain (informal),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numbskull or numskull,
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang)
in the sense of nitwit
Definition
a stupid person
You great nitwit! What did you do that for?
Synonyms
fool,
dummy (slang),
plank (British, slang),
oaf,
simpleton,
dimwit (informal),
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
dork (slang),
ninny,
divvy (slang),
halfwit,
nincompoop,
putz (US, slang),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
lamebrain (informal),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
dickwit (taboo, slang),
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang)
in the sense of sap
Definition
a gullible person
He's always seemed a poor sap to me.
Synonyms
fool,
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
idiot,
noodle,
wally (slang),
wet (British, informal),
charlie (British, informal, old-fashioned),
drip (informal),
gull (archaic),
prat (slang),
plonker (slang),
noddy (old-fashioned),
twit (informal),
chump (informal),
oaf (old-fashioned),
simpleton,
nitwit (informal),
ninny,
nincompoop,
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
wuss (slang),
Simple Simon,
weenie (US, informal),
muggins (British, slang),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
nerd or nurd (slang),
numskull or numbskull,
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang)
in the sense of simpleton
Definition
a foolish or stupid person
He was a lightweight, a political simpleton.
Synonyms
halfwit,
fool,
idiot,
charlie (British, informal),
goose (informal),
dope (informal),
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
plank (British, slang),
berk (British, slang),
wally (slang),
booby,
coot,
moron (slang),
geek (slang),
twit (informal, British),
chump,
dunce,
imbecile (informal),
oaf,
dullard (old-fashioned),
jackass,
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit (informal),
dolt,
blockhead,
greenhorn (informal),
ninny,
divvy (British, slang),
nincompoop,
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
fathead (informal),
Simple Simon,
weenie (US, informal),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numskull or numbskull,
twerp or twirp (informal),
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang)
in the sense of twit
Definition
a foolish or stupid person
a pompous twit who loved the sound of his own voice
Synonyms
fool,
idiot,
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
charlie (British, old-fashioned),
dope (informal),
clown,
ass,
plank (British, slang),
berk (British, slang),
prick (slang, slang),
wally (slang),
prat (slang),
plonker (slang, old-fashioned),
chump (informal),
oaf (old-fashioned),
simpleton,
airhead (slang),
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang, old-fashioned),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit (informal),
blockhead,
ninny,
divvy (British, old-fashioned),
pillock (British, slang),
halfwit,
silly-billy (informal),
nincompoop,
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
weenie (US, informal),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
juggins (British, informal),
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numbskull or numskull,
twerp or twirp (informal),
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang)
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