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Synonyms for half-wit
half-wit
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Princeton's WordNet
idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retardnoun
a person of subnormal intelligence
Synonyms:
nitwit, moron, doofus, cretin, dimwit, idiot, changeling, retard, imbeciledimwit, nitwit, half-wit, doofusnoun
a stupid incompetent person
Synonyms:
nitwit, moron, doofus, cretin, dimwit, idiot, changeling, retard, imbecile
Matched Categories
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#10551 | idiot | |
#26048 | moron | |
#34071 | retard | |
#76667 | changeling | |
#98357 | imbecile | |
#103768 | cretin | |
#108861 | doofus | |
#156420 | nitwit | |
#170039 | dimwit |
How to use half-wit in a sentence?
The real wit tells jokes to make others feel superior, while the half-wit tells them to make others feel small.
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.
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