dunce
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Definition of dunce
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Synonyms & Antonyms for dunce
Synonyms
airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, bubblehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, clodpoll (or clodpole), clot [British], cluck, clunk, cretin, cuddy (or cuddie) [British dialect], deadhead, dim bulb [slang], dimwit, dip, dodo, dolt, donkey, doofus [slang], dope, dork [slang], dullard, dum-dum, dumbbell, dumbhead, dummkopf, dummy, 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], moron, mug [chiefly British], mutt, natural, nimrod [slang], nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, noddy, noodle, numskull (or numbskull), oaf, pinhead, prat [British], ratbag [chiefly Australian], saphead, schlub (also shlub) [slang], schnook [slang], simpleton, stock, stupe, stupid, thickhead, turkey, woodenhead, yahoo, yo-yo
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Jardel flopped at Bolton, drifted off into obscurity and is now remembered as a Premier League dunce. — SI.com, "Remembering 12 of Bolton's Most Memorable Premier League Players," 27 Aug. 2019 Wait to see the performance, you insufferable Philistine dunce. — Nick Levine, refinery29.com, "The Ridiculous Reason Olivia Colman's Face Has Been Called Wrong For The Crown," 24 Aug. 2019 There are also sisters Ursula (Cassandra Ciangherotti), a tortured artist-slash-dental-assistant, and Tati (Ana Fabrega), the group’s unofficial test dummy and lovable dunce. — Jason Parham, WIRED, "The Oddball Delights of Los Espookys," 14 June 2019 Or, having sat mutely on its metaphorical dunce chair at the back of the class, can The Cosby Show ever be rerun on network television once its serial-rapist star has also served his time? — Lionel Shriver, Harper's magazine, "Cruel and Unusual Punishment," 10 Feb. 2019 In flashbacks, William is a naive dunce and a smarmy creep. — Scott Meslow, GQ, "Westworld Season 2 Episode 6 Recap: Off the Rails," 28 May 2018 And there is the comedy of dunces involving who knew what about Rob Porter, who was denied a security clearance by the FBI for reasons that probably became clear this week. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "Remember When Mishandling Classified Info Was the Worst Thing Possible in 2016?," 9 Feb. 2018 So, yes, let Spencer enjoy his First Amendment right to preach hate to his legion of dunces -- free and out in the open. — Byron Mccauley, Cincinnati.com, "Byron McCauley: Why it's important to hear white nationalist Richard Spencer and remember the past," 17 Oct. 2017 But the game within the game also pivoted on a decision gone awry by coach Andy Reid, one that reiterates the remarkably thin and blurry line between success and defeat and perceived genius and dunce in the NFL. — Vahe Gregorian, kansascity, "Why Andy Reid went for it, a key decision that backfired on the Chiefs," 15 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dunce.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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