dolt
15
8.8
- noun
- /doʊlt/
- Offensive
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idiota
- Yet its agent is a kind of dolt who can barely read.
- dolt, a dullard
- dolts and idiots
- complete and utter dolt
You have to be a real dolt right now to not get this is a serious moment.
- You have to be a real dolt right now to not get this is a serious moment.
Examples
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After forgetting her lines during the play, she felt like a complete dolt in front of the audience.
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You two dolts aren't going to see anyone ever again.
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You have to be a real dolt right now to not get this is a serious moment.
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I felt like a real dolt you know.
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Now he will know me for the dolt that I am, I thought.
Fiction book (1991) -
- What did I do to deserve such a prize dolt for a son?
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"Arrah now, do sit down, you beautiful dolt," Max ordered from the bed.
Fiction book (1991) -
I could easily get past these dull-witted dolts, he thought.
Fiction book (1992) -
Those old dolts, they don't know the first thing about quality dancing.
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I was too busy pondering the doings of Henry Job, my very ordinary dolt of a stepfather.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
115
6.0
A person who is seen as stupid or makes simple mistakes
53
8.2
A person who acts in a stupid or foolish way
43
8.0
A person who acts silly or seems not very smart
36
7.9
A person who acts silly and not very smart
30
1.1
A person who is not very smart and often makes bad choices
14
7.7
A person who is not very smart
5
9.7
A person who is not very smart
5
9.2
A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word
5
7.8
A person who is slow to understand things
4
8.9
A person who is very stupid
3
9.9
A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart
3
9.9
A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way
3
9.1
A person who often does foolish things or makes simple mistakes
3
8.4
A rude word for someone who is not smart
1
2.7
A person who is not intelligent and often makes poor choices
1
8.9
A person who is silly and often forgets things
1
9.9
A person who is foolish or silly and makes simple mistakes
1
9.8
A rude word for a person who is very stupid
1
8.8
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
1
9.9
A person who is not very smart
1
9.9
A person who is not very smart
1
9.9
A person who is not very clever and is easy to trick
1
9.9
A person who is not very intelligent
1
9.9
A person people insult by saying they are stupid
1
9.9
A person who is silly and not very clever
1
9.9
A person who behaves in a foolish way
1
9.9
An insulting word used to call someone stupid
A person who acts silly or foolish
A person who is not very smart
A person who acts foolishly or forgets things
A Doberman dog and sometimes a slang name for a foolish person
A foolish or silly person said as an insult
Antonyms
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Etymology
Dolt comes from an old word dol meaning 'foolish' or 'stupid', and it is like the English word dull, which also means slow thinking. So a dolt is someone who is slow to understand or who acts foolishly.