palookas

The word “palookas” has 3 syllables: pa-loo-kas

It's pronounced as /pəˈlʊkəz/


What is synonym and antonym for palookas?

In the thesaurus, “palookas” has 135 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for palookas along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for palookas

  • Neanderthals
  • airheads
  • anthropoids
  • apes
  • beasts
  • birdbrains
  • blockheads
  • blunderers
  • boneheads
  • boobies
  • boors
  • brutes
  • bubbleheads
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • oafs
  • 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

Antonyms for palookas

  • brainiacs
  • brains
  • genii
  • geniuses
  • intellectuals
  • sages
  • thinkers
  • whizzes
  • wizards

Meanings of palookas

  • noun
    1. A stupid, oafish or clumsy person.
    2. Someone incompetent or untalented.

Example Sentences

  • The boxing ring was filled with a crowd of rowdy palookas cheering for their favorite fighters.
  • Despite his best efforts, he couldn't shake off the reputation of being one of the local palookas.
  • The film portrayed a group of bumbling palookas stumbling through various misadventures in the big city.
  • The seasoned boxer effortlessly defeated a string of amateur palookas in the tournament.
  • In the world of literature, the protagonist often finds himself surrounded by a cast of palookas with questionable motives and intellects.

On this page you'll find 144 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to palookas, such as: Neanderthals, airheads, anthropoids, apes, beasts, birdbrains, blockheads.

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

Related Words

bantamweights

  • boxers
  • cruiserweights
  • featherweights
  • fighters
  • flyweights
  • gladiators
  • heavyweights
  • light heavyweights
  • lightweights
  • middleweights
  • palookas
  • prizefighters
  • pugilists
  • pugs
  • sluggers
  • stumblebums
  • superheavyweights
  • welterweights

Neanderthals

  • airheads
  • animals
  • anthropoids
  • apes
  • barbarians
  • beasts
  • birdbrains
  • blockheads
  • blunderers
  • boneheads
  • boobies
  • boors
  • brutes
  • bubbleheads
  • cads
  • cavemen
  • 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
  • dumbbells
  • dumbheads
  • dummies
  • dummkopfs
  • dunces
  • dunderheads
  • fatheads
  • featherbrains
  • fools
  • galoots
  • ganders
  • gawks
  • geese
  • golems
  • goofs
  • goons
  • half-wits
  • hammerheads
  • hardheads
  • heathen
  • heathens
  • 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
  • oafs
  • palookas
  • pinheads
  • prats
  • primitives
  • rascals
  • ratbags
  • rogues
  • sapheads
  • savages
  • scamps
  • scatterbrains
  • schlemiels
  • schlubs
  • schnooks
  • shlemiels
  • shlubs
  • simpletons
  • simps
  • skunk
  • skunks
  • slouches
  • snakes
  • stinkers
  • stocks
  • stupes
  • stupids
  • swine
  • thickheads
  • tikes
  • troglodytes
  • turkeys
  • tykes
  • villains
  • woodenheads
  • yahoos
  • yo-yos

gawks

  • Neanderthals
  • airheads
  • anthropoids
  • apes
  • beasts
  • birdbrains
  • blinks
  • blockheads
  • blunderers
  • boneheads
  • boobies
  • boors
  • bore
  • brutes
  • bubbleheads
  • cads
  • chowderheads
  • chuckleheads
  • chumps
  • churls
  • clodhoppers
  • clodpoles
  • clodpolls
  • clods
  • clots
  • clowns
  • clucks
  • clunks
  • considers
  • creeps
  • cretins
  • cuddies
  • curs
  • deadheads
  • dim bulbs
  • dimwits
  • dips
  • dodoes
  • dodos
  • dolts
  • donkeys
  • doofuses
  • dopes
  • dorks
  • dufuses
  • dullards
  • dum-dums
  • dumbbells
  • dumbheads
  • dummies
  • dummkopfs
  • dunces
  • dunderheads
  • eyeball
  • eyes
  • fatheads
  • featherbrains
  • fixates
  • fools
  • galoots
  • ganders
  • gape
  • gapes
  • gawps
  • gaze
  • gazes
  • geese
  • glare
  • glares
  • gloat
  • gloats
  • glowers
  • goggle
  • goggles
  • golems
  • goofs
  • goons
  • half-wits
  • hammerheads
  • hardheads
  • heels
  • hulks
  • idiots
  • ignorami
  • ignoramuses
  • imbeciles
  • jackasses
  • know-nothings
  • knuckleheads
  • lamebrains
  • leers
  • loggerheads
  • look
  • 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
  • oafs
  • observes
  • ogle
  • ogles
  • outfaces
  • outstares
  • palookas
  • peer
  • peers
  • peruses
  • pinheads
  • prats
  • rascals
  • ratbags
  • regards
  • rogues
  • rubberneck
  • rubbernecks
  • sapheads
  • scamps
  • scatterbrains
  • schlemiels
  • schlubs
  • schnooks
  • shlemiels
  • shlubs
  • simpletons
  • simps
  • skunk
  • skunks
  • slouches
  • snakes
  • stares
  • stares down
  • stinkers
  • stocks
  • studies
  • stupes
  • stupids
  • thickheads
  • tikes
  • turkeys
  • tykes
  • villains
  • watches
  • woodenheads
  • yahoos
  • yawp
  • yo-yos

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

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