Antonyms for idiot
ˈɪd i ətid·iot

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. idiotnoun

   Antonyms:
   genius

2. idiotnoun

   usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.

   Antonyms:
   genius

3. idiotnoun

   Antonyms:
   genius

4. idiotnoun

   Synonyms:
   eejit

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. idiot

   Antonyms:
   disciple, learner, pupil, savant, scholar, student

   Synonyms:
   dunce, fool, idler, ignoramus, illiterate person

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. idiot

   Antonyms:
   luminary, sage, authority

   Synonyms:
   imbecile, fool

Matched Categories

1. • Simpleton

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.4 / 5 votes

1. idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retardnoun

   a person of subnormal intelligence

   Synonyms:
   nitwit, moron, doofus, cretin, dimwit, changeling, retard, imbecile, half-wit

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. idiotnoun

   Synonyms:
   imbecile

How to use idiot in a sentence?

1. Dr. Rich Melheim:

   A brilliant invention isn't much until some idiot calls the genius who created it an idiot.

2. Robert Thompson:

   I'm looking forward to being sincerely interested in what they have to say without having to translate it through an idiot's mouth.

3. Horace Mann:

   If an idiot were to tell you the same story every day for a year, you would end by believing it.

4. Jimmy Fallon:

   Don't Keep reaching for the stars because you'll just look like an idiot stretching that way for no reason

5. Katharine Hepburn:

   Acting is the perfect idiot's profession.

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