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| Main Entry: | dummy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mannequin |
| Synonyms: | copy, counterfeit, duplicate, figure, form, imitation, manikin, model, sham*, stand-in, sub, substitute, ringer |
| Antonyms: | being, entity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dummy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stupid person |
| Synonyms: | blockhead*, dimwit*, dolt*, dullard*, dunce, fool, idiot, ignoramus, moron, numskull, oaf, simpleton |
| Antonyms: | brain, genius |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bogus |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | counterfeit |
| Synonyms: | artificial, dummy, ersatz, fake, false, fictitious, forged, fraudulent, imitation, phony, pretended, pseudo, sham, simulated, spurious, not what it is cracked up to be |
| Antonyms: | authentic, genuine, real |
| Main Entry: | clod |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stupid person |
| Synonyms: | blockhead*, boor, chump, clown, dimwit*, dolt, dope*, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fool, imbecile, lout, oaf, simpleton, lame-brain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | counterfeit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fake, forgery |
| Synonyms: | actor, bogus*, bum, copy, deceit, deception, dummy, facsimile, fraud, gyp, hoax, humbug, imitation, imposture, phony, pseudo, reproduction, sell*, sham, junque, put-on, simulacrum |
| Antonyms: | reality, real thing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dumbbell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stupid person |
| Synonyms: | dolt, dullard, dummy, dunce, idiot, ignoramus, moron, simpleton, dodo, dumbo, dumdum |
| Antonyms: | brain, genius |
| Main Entry: | half-wit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stupid person |
| Synonyms: | blockhead*, clod, cretin, dimwit, dolt, dope*, dope, dullard, dumbbell*, dummy*, dunce, fool, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, moron, nitwit, simpleton, born fool, dingbat, dork, dunderhead, jughead, lamebrain*, pea brain, pea brain, stupid person |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | imbecile |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very stupid person |
| Synonyms: | dimwit, dolt, dummy, dunce, fool, idiot, jerk, moron, pinhead*, simpleton, birdbrain, lamebrain* |
| Antonyms: | brain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | marionette |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | puppet |
| Synonyms: | doll, dummy, manikin, moppet, fantoccini, figurine |
| Notes: | the word puppet originally meant 'doll' and a puppet usually goes on the hand and arm, while a marionette (or string puppet) is a jointed figure with strings or wires |
| Main Entry: | mock |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | artificial, fake |
| Synonyms: | apish*, bogus*, counterfeit, dummy, ersatz*, false, feigned, forged, fraudulent, hokey*, imitation, imitative, make-believe, mimic, phony, pretended, pseudo*, quasi*, sham*, simulated, so-called*, spurious, substitute, unreal, faked, put-on |
| Antonyms: | authentic, genuine, real |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | model |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | typical, ideal |
| Synonyms: | archetypal, classic, classical, commendable, copy, dummy, exemplary, facsimile, flawless, illustrative, imitation, miniature, perfect, quintessential, representative, standard, typical, very, paradigmatic, prototypical |
| Antonyms: | atypical, imperfect, unusual |
| Main Entry: | moron |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stupid person |
| Synonyms: | blockhead*, boob*, dimwit, dolt, dope*, dumbbell*, dummy*, dunce, fool, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, loony*, loser*, nerd*, simpleton, addlepate, dingbat, dork, halfwit, lamebrain*, mental defective |
| Antonyms: | brain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nitwit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idiot |
| Synonyms: | blockhead, bonehead*, cretin, dimwit, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fool, ignoramus, imbecile, jerk, moron, nincompoop, numskull, pinhead*, simpleton, dork, halfwit, ninny, stupid person |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | numskull |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idiot |
| Synonyms: | blockhead, bonehead*, buffoon, cretin, dimwit, dolt, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fool, ignoramus, imbecile, jerk, moron, nincompoop, nitwit, pinhead*, simpleton, dork, fathead, halfwit, ninny, stupid person |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sham |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | artificial, counterfeit |
| Synonyms: | adulterated, affected, assumed, bogus*, dummy, ersatz*, fake, false, feigned, fictitious, forged, fraudulent, imitation, lying, make-believe, misleading, mock, phony, plaster*, pretend, pretended, pseudo*, simulated, so-called, spurious, substitute, synthetic, untrue |
| Antonyms: | real, true |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spurious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | counterfeit, fake |
| Synonyms: | affected, apocryphal, artificial, assumed, bastard*, bent, bogus, bum, contrived, deceitful, deceptive, dummy*, ersatz, false, feigned, forged, framed, illegitimate, imitation, make-believe, mock, phony, pirate, pretend, pretended, pseudo*, sham*, simulated, specious, substitute, unreal, faked, put-on, unauthentic, ungenuine |
| Antonyms: | authentic, genuine, real, true |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stupid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not intelligent; irresponsible |
| Synonyms: | brainless, dazed, deficient, dense, dim, dopey*, dull, dumb, dummy*, foolish, futile, gullible, half-baked*, half-witted*, idiotic, ill-advised, inane, indiscreet, insensate, irrelevant, laughable, loser*, ludicrous, meaningless, mindless, moronic, naive, nonsensical, obtuse, pointless, puerile, rash, senseless, shortsighted, simple, simpleminded, slow, sluggish, stolid, stupefied, thick, trivial, unintelligent, unthinking, witless, doltish, imbecilic, out to lunch, thick-headed |
| Antonyms: | cognizant, intelligent, responsible, smart |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | substitute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alternative |
| Synonyms: | acting, additional, alternate, another, artificial, backup, counterfeit, dummy, ersatz*, experimental, false, imitation, makeshift, mock, near, other, provisional, proxy, pseudo*, replacement, representative, reserve, second, sham, simulated, spurious, stopgap*, supplemental, supplementary, surrogate, symbolic, temporary, tentative, vicarious, substitutive, supposititious, vicarial |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | substitute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone or something that takes the place of another |
| Synonyms: | agent, alternate, assistant, auxiliary, backup, delegate, deputy, double, dummy, equivalent, expedient, ghost, ghost writer, makeshift, proxy, recourse, refuge, relay, relief, replacement, representative, reserve, resort, resource, stand-in, standby, stopgap*, sub*, successor, supply, surrogate, symbol, temporary, understudy, vicar, changeling, dernier ressort, expediency, fill-in, locum, locum tenens, pinch-hitter, procurator, succedaneum, supplanter, temp, temporary expedient |
| Antonyms: | permanent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | retarded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | limited |
| Synonyms: | backward, defective, dim, dim-witted, dopey, dull, dumbbell, dummy, exceptional, half-witted, imbecile, moronic, opaque, pinhead, sappy, simple, slow, slow-witted, stupid, touched, weak, birdbrained, dumbo, dumdum, feeble-minded, gorked, held back, lamebrained, mentally defective, numbskull, retardo, simple-minded, subnormal, underachieving, yo-yo |
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