moron
noun
mo·ron ˈmȯr-ˌän 
plural morons
1
: a foolish or stupid person
… once their business is over [clients] go right back to thinking you're either a crook or a moron. Realty is not a friendly business. It only seems to be.
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dated, now offensive, see usage paragraph below : a person affected with mild intellectual disability
moronic
mə-ˈrä-nik
adjective mȯ-
moronically
mə-ˈrä-ni-k(ə-)lē
adverb mȯ-
moronism
ˈmȯr-ˌä-ˌni-zəm
noun moronity
mə-ˈrä-nə-tē
noun mȯ-
Synonyms
- airhead
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- chowderhead
- chucklehead
- clodpoll
- clodpole
- clot [British]
- cluck
- clunk
- cretin
- cuddy [British dialect]
- cuddie
- deadhead
- dim bulb [slang]
- dimwit
- dip
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- doofus [slang]
- dope
- dork [slang]
- dullard
- dum-dum
- dumbbell
- dumbhead
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fathead
- gander
- golem
- goof
- goon
- half-wit
- hammerhead
- hardhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jackass
- know-nothing
- knucklehead
- lamebrain
- loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
- loon
- lump
- lunkhead
- meathead
- mome [archaic]
- mug [chiefly British]
- mutt
- natural
- nimrod [slang]
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- noddy
- noodle
- numskull
- numbskull
- oaf
- pinhead
- prat [British]
- ratbag [chiefly Australian]
- saphead
- schlub [slang]
- shlub
- schnook [slang]
- simpleton
- stock
- stupe
- stupid
- thickhead
- turkey
- woodenhead
- yahoo
- yo-yo
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Example Sentences
They were acting like a bunch of morons. I can't believe I did something so stupid. I feel like a complete moron.
Word History
Etymology
irregular from Greek mōros foolish, stupid
First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Kids Definition
moron
noun
mo·ron ˈmȯr-ˌän
: a stupid or foolish person
Medical Definition
moron
noun
mo·ron ˈmō(ə)r-ˌän, ˈmȯ(ə)r-
dated, now offensive, see usage paragraph below
: a person affected with mild intellectual disability
Usage of Moron
The terms idiot, imbecile, moron, and their derivatives were formerly used as technical descriptors in medical, educational, and regulatory contexts. These uses were broadly rejected by the close of the 20th century and are now considered offensive.
Legal Definition
moron
noun
mo·ron ˈmōr-ˌän
: a person with a mild or moderate intellectual disability —used formerly see also idiot
moron
noun
as in idiot
a stupid person some moron forgot to lock the doors before going home Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- idiot
- stupid
- lunatic
- prat
- dummy
- dolt
- imbecile
- loser
- dimwit
- fool
- ignoramus
- jackass
- dullard
- knucklehead
- dunderhead
- bonehead
- dunce
- mutt
- cretin
- doofus
- simpleton
- chucklehead
- goose
- numbskull
- blockhead
- nitwit
- nimrod
- dumbhead
- natural
- donkey
- lamebrain
- airhead
- dummkopf
- pinhead
- lunkhead
- loon
- goof
- ninny
- numskull
- goon
- dork
- jerk
- stupe
- oaf
- meathead
- clown
- hardhead
- schnook
- nincompoop
- yahoo
- dope
- schlub
- know-nothing
- chowderhead
- turkey
- golem
- fathead
- birdbrain
- half-wit
- buffoon
- shlub
- ratbag
- noddy
- deadhead
- hammerhead
- saphead
- bubblehead
- cluck
- dip
- dodo
- villain
- gander
- thickhead
- clunk
- dumbbell
- dumb cluck
- dum-dum
- noodle
- loggerhead
- lump
- dim bulb
- nit
- clodpole
- ninnyhammer
- mome
- stock
- woodenhead
- madman
- clodpoll
- loony
- cuddy
- skunk
- cuddie
- clot
- snake
- booby
- yo-yo
- nut
- zany
- creep
- mug
- boor
- beast
- scatterbrain
- gawk
- cad
- stinker
- heel
- cur
- featherbrain
- churl
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- genius
- brain
- thinker
- intellect
- intellectual
- whiz
- sage
- wizard
- polymath
- sharpie
- sharpy
- Renaissance man
- second ladies
- Second Lady
- second language
- second lieutenant
- second maxilla
- second mile
- second mortgage
- second mourning
- second nature
- second nerve
- second officer
- second only to
- second opinion
- second papers
- second person
- second personal
- second philosophy
- second pointed
- second public examination
- Second Reader
- second reading
- second run
- second sacker
- second service
- second sheet