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dope

dope

53 8.2
A person who acts in a stupid or foolish way
  • noun
  • /doʊp/
  • Offensive
: idiota
  • But you really are a spoiled dope, you know?
  • look like a dope
  • just a dope
  • a big dope

And I said, well, how long have I got to do like a dope?

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Examples

  • Growing up, he was the smart guy, I was the dope.

  • You couldn't be a dope and survive in the debating club.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Boy, what a dope you must think I am.

  • What dope would wear a thing like this?

  • I mean, even you make me feel like a dope.

  • l was always such a dope in anatomy.

  • I thought then that he was a dope to give up his scholarship, but I was wrong.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • "Dear Nina," my mother wrote back when I suggested this, "don't be a dope."

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Why don't you just haul yourself out of New York if you think we're all such dopes?

    Fiction book (1998)
  • He always felt like a dope for believing the wild rumors about his friends.

Synonyms

dummy
vsdope
  • Offensive
115 6.0

A person who is seen as stupid or makes simple mistakes

is a more informal insult for someone seen as ignorant or foolish
boob
vsdope
  • Offensive
92 8.4

A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way

is a slang insult aimed at someone considered ignorant or foolish
doofus
vsdope
  • Offensive
43 8.0

A person who acts silly or seems not very smart

is harsher and treats the person as ignorant or foolish seriously
pinhead
vsdope
  • Offensive
35 8.7

A person who makes silly mistakes

is a slang name used for someone thought ignorant or foolish
dolt
vsdope
  • Offensive
15 8.8

A person who is not very smart or who acts without thinking

is the casual term for someone viewed as ignorant or foolish
nincompoop
vsdope
  • Offensive
13 8.4

A person who acts in a very silly way

is more direct and accuses someone of being ignorant or foolish
ignoramus
vsdope
  • Offensive
12 8.3

A person who does not know much

is a slang insult that targets ignorance or foolishness broadly
booby
vsdope
  • Offensive
8 8.1

A person who is not very smart or acts silly

is a slang name used for people seen as ignorant or foolish
lunkhead
vsdope
  • Offensive
5 9.7

A person who is not very smart

is a casual insult used when someone seems ignorant or foolish
nimrod
vsdope
  • Offensive
5 9.2

A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word

is a more direct insult focusing on general ignorance or foolishness
know-nothing
vsdope
  • Offensive
5 8.5

An insulting word for a person who has very little information

is a slang label for someone considered ignorant or foolish
dumbbell
vsdope
  • Offensive
3 7.5

A person who is not very smart and often makes silly mistakes

is a straightforward insult that treats someone as ignorant or foolish
dummkopf
vsdope
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart

is a slang word applied to someone thought ignorant or foolish
dunderhead
vsdope
  • Offensive
3 9.1

A person who often does foolish things or makes simple mistakes

is a slang label used for someone judged ignorant or foolish
lamebrain
vsdope
  • Offensive
3 9.3

A person who is not very smart

is a broader slang label for someone judged ignorant or foolish
dumbo
vsdope
  • Offensive
2 8.7

A person who is not very smart

is a cruder slang term for someone seen as ignorant or foolish
stupid
vsdope
  • Offensive
1 2.7

A person who is not intelligent and often makes poor choices

is the slang insult for someone considered ignorant or foolish
dumbhead
vsdope
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A rude word for a person who is very stupid

is a blunt informal word for someone seen as ignorant or foolish
gump
vsdope
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is foolish and easily tricked

is a slang insult focusing on general ignorance or foolishness
lackwit
vsdope
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is silly and not very clever

is the more current slang word for someone seen as ignorant or foolish
blubberhead
vsdope
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is a direct slang insult for someone judged ignorant or foolish
simple
vsdope
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is not very intelligent

is a slang insult aimed at people seen as ignorant or foolish
dopehead
vsdope
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person people insult by saying they are stupid

is mainly a slang word accusing someone of being ignorant or foolish
dingling
vsdope
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts silly or foolish

is a common insult for someone judged ignorant or foolish
pudden-head
vsdope
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is not very smart

is a slang insult used for people considered ignorant or foolish
bête
vsdope
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish or thoughtless way

is an informal insult applied to someone considered ignorant or foolish
dobie
vsdope
  • Slang
9.9

A Doberman dog and sometimes a slang name for a foolish person

is a slang insult used generally for someone considered ignorant or foolish

Antonyms

252 4.9

A person with very strong intelligence or creative skill

Idioms

To believe your own praise so much that you make bad choices

Acting in a way that harms you because you trust your own wrong ideas

Compounds

dope fiend
  • Offensive
7 9.9

A person who cannot stop using illegal drugs, often said in an insulting way

rope-a-dope
  • Jargon
3 9.5

A boxing tactic of pretending to be weak to tire an opponent and outsmart them by appearing passive

dope sheet
  • Archaic
9.9

A paper that lists horse race results, odds and stats for betting

8.4

A short document that gives key facts and instructions for daily tasks

dope slap
  • Informal
9.9

A quick light hit on the head with the hand to show frustration or sudden realization

dope whore
  • Offensive
9.9

An offensive name for a person who uses drugs and sells sex

How Foolish

idiot
  • Offensive
∞ 1.2
dope
  • Offensive
53 8.2
fool
  • Offensive
∞ 1.4
silly
976 1.0
naive
312 4.1

Surface Forms

dope singular
dopes plural

Etymology

Dope as 'a foolish person' grew from the idea of someone made slow or dull by a drug, like being 'dopey'. So a 'dope' is someone acting slow or foolish, as if they were under a drug's effect.