half-wits

The word “half-wits” has 2 syllables: half-wits

It's pronounced as /ˈhæfˌwɪts/


What is synonym and antonym for half-wits?

In the thesaurus, “half-wits” has 148 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for half-wits along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for half-wits

  • airheads
  • beasts
  • berks
  • birdbrains
  • blockheads
  • boneheads
  • boobies
  • boors
  • bubbleheads
  • buffoons
  • butts
  • cads
  • characters
  • charleys
  • charlies
  • chowderheads
  • chuckleheads
  • chumps
  • churls
  • clodpoles
  • clodpolls
  • clots
  • clowns
  • clucks
  • clunks
  • codgers
  • crackbrains
  • crackpots
  • cranks
  • creeps
  • cretins
  • cuckoos
  • cuddies
  • curs
  • daredevils
  • deadheads
  • dim bulbs
  • dimwits
  • ding-a-lings
  • ding-dongs
  • dingbats
  • dips
  • dipsticks
  • dodoes
  • dodos
  • dolts
  • donkeys
  • doofuses
  • dopes
  • dorks
  • dufuses
  • dullards
  • dum-dums
  • dumb clucks
  • dumbbells
  • dumbheads
  • dummies
  • dummkopfs
  • dunces
  • dunderheads
  • dupes
  • fatheads
  • featherbrains
  • featherheads
  • fools
  • ganders
  • gawks
  • geese
  • gits
  • golems
  • goofs
  • goons
  • hammerheads
  • hardheads
  • heels
  • idiots
  • ignorami
  • ignoramuses
  • imbeciles
  • jackasses
  • jerks
  • know-nothings
  • knuckleheads
  • kooks
  • lamebrains
  • laughingstocks
  • loggerheads
  • loonies
  • loons
  • losers
  • lumps
  • lunatics
  • lunkheads
  • lunks
  • madmen
  • madwomen
  • meatheads
  • mockeries
  • momes
  • monkeys
  • mooncalves
  • morons
  • mugs
  • mutts
  • naturals
  • nimrods
  • nincompoops
  • ninnies
  • ninnyhammers
  • nits
  • nitwits
  • noddies
  • noodles
  • numbskulls
  • numskulls
  • nutcases
  • nuts
  • oafs
  • oddballs
  • pinheads
  • prats
  • ratbags
  • sapheads
  • scatterbrains
  • schlemiels
  • schlubs
  • schlumps
  • schnooks
  • screwballs
  • shlemiels
  • shlubs
  • simpletons
  • simps
  • skunk
  • skunks
  • snakes
  • stinkers
  • stocks
  • stupes
  • stupids
  • thickheads
  • turkeys
  • villains
  • weirdos
  • woodenheads
  • yahoos
  • yo-yos
  • zanies

Antonyms for half-wits

  • Renaissance men
  • brains
  • genii
  • geniuses
  • intellects
  • intellectuals
  • polymaths
  • sages
  • sharpies
  • thinkers
  • whizzes
  • wizards

Meanings of half-wits

  • noun
    1. A stupid or inept person.

Example Sentences

  • Half-wits often underestimate the complexity of the situation.
  • The group's decision-making process was hindered by the presence of half-wits.
  • Despite their efforts, the team couldn't succeed due to the interference of half-wits.
  • The movie portrayed the villains as bumbling half-wits rather than serious threats.
  • It's unfair to label them as half-wits simply because they approach problems differently.

On this page you'll find 160 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to half-wits, such as: Renaissance men, airheads, beasts, berks, birdbrains, blockheads, boneheads.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

cads

  • Neanderthals
  • airheads
  • barbarians
  • bastards
  • beasts
  • birdbrains
  • bleeders
  • blighters
  • blockheads
  • boobies
  • boors
  • bounders
  • brats
  • brutes
  • buggers
  • buzzards
  • cavemen
  • chuffs
  • churls
  • clowns
  • creeps
  • cretins
  • cruds
  • crumbs
  • curs
  • dinks
  • dirtbags
  • dogs
  • dolts
  • doofuses
  • dopes
  • dorks
  • dufuses
  • dweebs
  • finks
  • fools
  • goons
  • half-wits
  • heels
  • hounds
  • idiots
  • imbeciles
  • insolents
  • jackasses
  • jerks
  • jokers
  • loudmouths
  • louses
  • louts
  • lowlifes
  • lowlives
  • miscreants
  • morons
  • nerds
  • nincompoops
  • ninnies
  • nits
  • nitwits
  • nuisances
  • nuts
  • pests
  • pills
  • rascals
  • rat finks
  • rats
  • reptiles
  • rogues
  • rotters
  • roughnecks
  • savages
  • scabs
  • scamps
  • schmoes
  • schmucks
  • scoundrels
  • scumbags
  • scums
  • scuzzballs
  • skunk
  • skunks
  • sleazebags
  • sleazeballs
  • sleazes
  • slimeballs
  • slimes
  • slobs
  • snakes
  • snips
  • snobs
  • snoots
  • snots
  • so-and-sos
  • sods
  • sons of guns
  • stinkards
  • stinkers
  • swine
  • toads
  • turkeys
  • varmints
  • vermin
  • villains
  • vulgarians
  • wretches

jackasses

  • airheads
  • asses
  • beasts
  • berks
  • birdbrains
  • blockheads
  • boneheads
  • boobies
  • boors
  • bubbleheads
  • buffoons
  • burros
  • butts
  • cads
  • characters
  • charleys
  • charlies
  • chowderheads
  • chuckleheads
  • chumps
  • churls
  • clodpoles
  • clodpolls
  • clots
  • clowns
  • clucks
  • clunks
  • codgers
  • crackbrains
  • crackpots
  • cranks
  • creeps
  • cretins
  • cuckoos
  • cuddies
  • curs
  • daredevils
  • deadheads
  • dim bulbs
  • dimwits
  • ding-a-lings
  • ding-dongs
  • dingbats
  • dips
  • dipsticks
  • dodoes
  • dodos
  • dolts
  • donkeys
  • doofuses
  • dopes
  • dorks
  • dufuses
  • dullards
  • dum-dums
  • dumb clucks
  • dumbbells
  • dumbheads
  • dummies
  • dummkopfs
  • dunces
  • dunderheads
  • dupes
  • fatheads
  • featherbrains
  • featherheads
  • fools
  • ganders
  • gawks
  • geese
  • gits
  • golems
  • goofs
  • goons
  • half-wits
  • hammerheads
  • hardheads
  • heels
  • hinnies
  • idiots
  • ignorami
  • ignoramuses
  • imbeciles
  • jacks
  • jennets
  • jennies
  • jerks
  • know-nothings
  • knuckleheads
  • kooks
  • lamebrains
  • laughingstocks
  • loggerheads
  • loonies
  • loons
  • losers
  • lumps
  • lunatics
  • lunkheads
  • lunks
  • madmen
  • madwomen
  • meatheads
  • mockeries
  • mokes
  • momes
  • monkeys
  • mooncalves
  • morons
  • mugs
  • mules
  • mutts
  • naturals
  • nimrods
  • nincompoops
  • ninnies
  • ninnyhammers
  • nits
  • nitwits
  • noddies
  • noodles
  • numbskulls
  • numskulls
  • nutcases
  • nuts
  • oafs
  • oddballs
  • pack animals
  • pinheads
  • prats
  • ratbags
  • sapheads
  • scatterbrains
  • schlemiels
  • schlubs
  • schlumps
  • schnooks
  • screwballs
  • shlemiels
  • shlubs
  • simpletons
  • simps
  • skunk
  • skunks
  • snakes
  • stinkers
  • stocks
  • stupes
  • stupids
  • thickheads
  • turkeys
  • villains
  • weirdos
  • woodenheads
  • yahoos
  • yo-yos
  • zanies

oafs

  • Neanderthals
  • airheads
  • anthropoids
  • apes
  • beasts
  • birdbrains
  • blockheads
  • blunderers
  • boneheads
  • boobies
  • boors
  • brutes
  • bubbleheads
  • buffoons
  • cads
  • chowderheads
  • chuckleheads
  • chumps
  • churls
  • clodhoppers
  • clodpoles
  • clodpolls
  • clods
  • clots
  • clowns
  • clucks
  • clunks
  • creeps
  • cretins
  • cuddies
  • curs
  • deadheads
  • dim bulbs
  • dimwits
  • dips
  • dodoes
  • dodos
  • dolts
  • donkeys
  • doofuses
  • dopes
  • dorks
  • dufuses
  • dullards
  • dum-dums
  • dumb clucks
  • dumbbells
  • dumbheads
  • dummies
  • dummkopfs
  • dunces
  • dunderheads
  • fatheads
  • featherbrains
  • fools
  • galoots
  • ganders
  • gawks
  • geese
  • golems
  • goofs
  • goons
  • half-wits
  • hammerheads
  • hardheads
  • heels
  • hulks
  • idiots
  • ignorami
  • ignoramuses
  • imbeciles
  • jackasses
  • jerks
  • know-nothings
  • knuckleheads
  • lamebrains
  • loggerheads
  • loonies
  • loons
  • losers
  • louses
  • louts
  • lubbers
  • lugs
  • lumps
  • lunatics
  • lunkheads
  • lunks
  • madmen
  • meatheads
  • momes
  • morons
  • mugs
  • mutts
  • naturals
  • nimrods
  • nincompoops
  • ninnies
  • ninnyhammers
  • nits
  • nitwits
  • noddies
  • noodles
  • numbskulls
  • numskulls
  • nuts
  • palookas
  • pinheads
  • prats
  • rascals
  • ratbags
  • rogues
  • sapheads
  • scamps
  • scatterbrains
  • schlemiels
  • schlubs
  • schnooks
  • shlemiels
  • shlubs
  • simpletons
  • simps
  • skunk
  • skunks
  • slouches
  • snakes
  • stinkers
  • stocks
  • stupes
  • stupids
  • thickheads
  • tikes
  • turkeys
  • tykes
  • villains
  • woodenheads
  • yahoos
  • yo-yos
  • zanies

yahoos

  • airheads
  • beasts
  • birdbrains
  • blockheads
  • boneheads
  • boobies
  • boors
  • bubbleheads
  • buffoons
  • cads
  • chowderheads
  • chuckleheads
  • churls
  • clodpoles
  • clodpolls
  • clots
  • clowns
  • clucks
  • clunks
  • creeps
  • cretins
  • cuddies
  • curs
  • deadheads
  • dim bulbs
  • dimwits
  • dips
  • dodoes
  • dodos
  • dolts
  • donkeys
  • doofuses
  • dopes
  • dorks
  • dufuses
  • dullards
  • dum-dums
  • dumb clucks
  • dumbbells
  • dumbheads
  • dummies
  • dummkopfs
  • dunces
  • dunderheads
  • fatheads
  • featherbrains
  • fools
  • ganders
  • gawks
  • geese
  • golems
  • goofs
  • goons
  • half-wits
  • hammerheads
  • hardheads
  • heels
  • idiots
  • ignorami
  • ignoramuses
  • imbeciles
  • jackasses
  • jerks
  • know-nothings
  • knuckleheads
  • lamebrains
  • loggerheads
  • loonies
  • loons
  • losers
  • lumps
  • lunatics
  • lunkheads
  • lunks
  • madmen
  • meatheads
  • momes
  • morons
  • mugs
  • mutts
  • naturals
  • nimrods
  • nincompoops
  • ninnies
  • ninnyhammers
  • nits
  • nitwits
  • noddies
  • noodles
  • numbskulls
  • numskulls
  • nuts
  • oafs
  • pinheads
  • prats
  • ratbags
  • sapheads
  • scatterbrains
  • schlubs
  • schnooks
  • shlubs
  • simpletons
  • skunk
  • skunks
  • snakes
  • stinkers
  • stocks
  • stupes
  • stupids
  • thickheads
  • turkeys
  • villains
  • woodenheads
  • yo-yos
  • zanies

ganders

  • airheads
  • beasts
  • birdbrains
  • blockheads
  • boneheads
  • boobies
  • boors
  • bubbleheads
  • buffoons
  • cads
  • casts
  • chowderheads
  • chuckleheads
  • churls
  • clodpoles
  • clodpolls
  • clots
  • clowns
  • clucks
  • clunks
  • creeps
  • cretins
  • cuddies
  • curs
  • deadheads
  • dim bulbs
  • dimwits
  • dips
  • dodoes
  • dodos
  • dolts
  • donkeys
  • doofuses
  • dopes
  • dorks
  • dufuses
  • dullards
  • dum-dums
  • dumb clucks
  • dumbbells
  • dumbheads
  • dummies
  • dummkopfs
  • dunces
  • dunderheads
  • eyes
  • fatheads
  • featherbrains
  • fools
  • gapes
  • gawks
  • gazes
  • geese
  • glances
  • glares
  • glimpses
  • golems
  • goofs
  • goons
  • half-wits
  • hammerheads
  • hardheads
  • heels
  • idiots
  • ignorami
  • ignoramuses
  • imbeciles
  • jackasses
  • jerks
  • know-nothings
  • knuckleheads
  • lamebrains
  • leers
  • loggerheads
  • looks
  • loonies
  • loons
  • losers
  • lumps
  • lunatics
  • lunkheads
  • lunks
  • madmen
  • meatheads
  • momes
  • morons
  • mugs
  • mutts
  • naturals
  • nimrods
  • nincompoops
  • ninnies
  • ninnyhammers
  • nits
  • nitwits
  • noddies
  • noodles
  • numbskulls
  • numskulls
  • nuts
  • oafs
  • ogles
  • peeks
  • peeps
  • pinheads
  • prats
  • ratbags
  • regards
  • sapheads
  • scatterbrains
  • schlubs
  • schnooks
  • shlubs
  • side-glances
  • sights
  • simpletons
  • skunk
  • skunks
  • snakes
  • squinnies
  • squints
  • stares
  • stinkers
  • stocks
  • stupes
  • stupids
  • thickheads
  • turkeys
  • views
  • villains
  • woodenheads
  • yahoos
  • yo-yos
  • zanies

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