as in morons
a stupid person
only an idiot would invest in a company just because a casual acquaintance recommended it
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Recent Examples of idiots
Noah's sister-in-law Esther (Jackie Tohn), the Jewish character portrayed most insultingly last year, has thankfully been softened and refined, and has somehow become the lone voice of reason amongst a group of immature idiots.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
To be funny while playing a character who’s sweet and endearing (even when calling his friends idiots) is a skill, and Bad Bunny has it.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
For a bunch of idiots, this did not work out too badly.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Anyone that votes for those people are absolute idiots.
—Gerardo Zavala, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
Because some of them act like complete idiots, but Wendy is constantly outsmarting everyone.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Way too cheap, our margins are lousy, you guys are idiots.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
But there's always a chance that some idiots somewhere will get hold of this information a few months from now and start making noise about it.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
This doesn't mean the Furons are idiots who got lucky, though.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
To be funny while playing a character who’s sweet and endearing (even when calling his friends idiots) is a skill, and Bad Bunny has it.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
For a bunch of idiots, this did not work out too badly.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Anyone that votes for those people are absolute idiots.
—Gerardo Zavala, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
Because some of them act like complete idiots, but Wendy is constantly outsmarting everyone.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Way too cheap, our margins are lousy, you guys are idiots.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
But there's always a chance that some idiots somewhere will get hold of this information a few months from now and start making noise about it.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
This doesn't mean the Furons are idiots who got lucky, though.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiots
lunatics
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There were these lunatics in the car.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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So that episode will make fun [of] billionaire life-extension body-hacking lunatics.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Idiots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiots. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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