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simpleton

(sɪmpəltən)
Word forms: plural simpletons
countable noun
If you call someone a simpleton, you think they are easily deceived or not very intelligent.
[disapproval]
'But Ian's such a simpleton', she laughed.
He was a lightweight, a political simpleton.
Synonyms: halfwit, fool, idiot, charlie [British, informal] More Synonyms of simpleton

simpleton in British English

(ˈsɪmpəltən)
noun
a person lacking intelligence

simpleton in American English

(ˈsɪmpəltən)
noun
a person who is stupid or easily deceived; fool
Word origin
< simple, after proper names ending in -ton

Examples of 'simpleton' in a sentence
simpleton

He orientated himself slowly, like a simpleton, arms outstretched, turning gradually as if surrounded by tormentors.
Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (2002)
Like, I didn't expect it to happen right away,' he answered with pained exaggeration as if he was addressing a simpleton.
Stuart Harrison BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
He knew that they thought of him as a slow, heavy simpleton.
John Murray A FEW SHORT NOTES ON TROPICAL BUTTERFLIES (2002)
(noun) 
Definition
a foolish or stupid person
He was a lightweight, a political simpleton.
Synonyms
halfwit
I'm a mindless optimist, a cheery halfwit.
fool
She'd been a fool to accept the offer.
idiot
I knew I'd been an idiot to stay there.
charlie (British, informal)
goose (informal)
dope (informal)
I don't feel I'm such a dope.
jerk (slang, mainly US, Canadian)
He'd tricked her into walking into the garbage, to make her look like a total jerk!
plank (British, slang)
berk (British, slang)
wally (slang)
booby
Her husband is a booby.
coot
moron (slang)
I used to think that he was a moron.
geek (slang)
twit (informal, mainly British)
a pompous twit who loved the sound of his own voice
chump
dunce
He was a dunce at mathematics.
imbecile (informal)
I don't want to deal with these imbeciles any more.
oaf
some oaf shouting into his phone
dullard (old-fashioned)
jackass
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.
blockhead
a bunch of bowler-hatted blockheads
greenhorn (informal)
ninny
divvy (British, slang)
nincompoop
Only a complete nincompoop would believe a story like that.
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, mainly US)
fuckwit (taboo, slang)
dickwit (taboo, slang)
numskull or numbskull
twerp or twirp (informal)
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang)
bogan (Australian, slang)

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 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)

Nearby words of
simpleton

  • simpering
  • simple
  • simple-minded
  • simpleton
  • simplicity
  • simplify
  • simplistic

Synonyms of 'simpleton'

simpleton

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of dope
Definition
a slow-witted person
I don't feel I'm such a dope.
Synonyms
idiot,
fool,
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
plank (British, slang),
charlie (British, informal, old-fashioned),
berk (British, slang),
wally (slang),
prat (slang),
plonker (slang, old-fashioned),
coot (old-fashioned),
twit (informal, British),
dunce,
oaf (old-fashioned),
simpleton (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),
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),
nerd or nurd (slang, old-fashioned),
numbskull or numskull,
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang),
mampara (South Africa, informal)
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 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 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)
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)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of oaf
Definition
a stupid or clumsy person
some oaf shouting into his phone
Synonyms
lout,
brute,
yob or yobbo (British, slang),
fool,
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
idiot,
dummy (slang),
plank (British, slang),
berk (British, slang),
sap (slang),
gorilla (informal),
wally (slang),
booby,
prat (slang),
plonker (slang),
coot,
moron (slang),
goon,
twit (informal, British),
bonehead (slang),
dunce,
imbecile,
clod,
simpleton,
gawk,
airhead (slang),
dullard,
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit (informal),
dolt,
bear,
charlie (British, informal),
blockhead,
divvy (British, slang),
pillock (British, slang),
halfwit,
nincompoop,
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),
galoot (slang, US),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
lummox (informal),
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numbskull or numskull,
bumpkin,
boor,
churl,
clumsy idiot,
cougan (Australian, slang),
scozza (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang),
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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