Synonyms of dingbat

dingbat

noun

ˈdiŋ-ˌbat 

as in lunatic

a person who lacks good sense or judgment

a dingbat who was constantly firing off nonsensical letters to the editor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lunatic
• fool
• idiot
• goose
• moron
• maniac
• nut
• nutcase
• nitwit
• jackass
• nincompoop
• doofus
• ninny
• turkey
• booby
• loser
• simpleton
• cuckoo
• monkey
• half-wit
• mooncalf
• featherhead
• berk
• ding-dong
• dipstick
• ninnyhammer
• simp
• charlie
• ding-a-ling
• git
• nit
• daredevil
• know-nothing
• dolt
• dummy
• imbecile
• airhead
• donkey
• knucklehead
• yo-yo
• ignoramus
• madman
• blockhead
• pinhead
• dunce
• numskull
• birdbrain
• character
• fathead
• schnook
• scatterbrain
• goon
• dork
• dope
• crackpot
• dumbbell
• kook
• schlub
• gander
• chump
• dodo
• weirdo
• laughingstock
• screwball
• butt
• dupe
• codger
• mockery
• oddball
• stock
• schlemiel
• featherbrain
• schlump
• crank
• crackbrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• sage
• thinker

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dingbat

At this moment, though, perception is everything, and Blue Owl was viewed as a suspect parvenue to the private-credit world and a total dingbat to emphasize private equity firms. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026

Again, how can someone be so essential, so rich and, at the same time, such a dingbat? — Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2024

He was inspired to invent these elders by contemplating the oddly textured cinder blocks of a dingbat apartment on 6th Avenue in Venice. — Mark Gozonsky, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023

One 77-year-old tenant has lived in a $824-per-month dingbat unit alongside her 56-year-old son with special needs for 40 years, the outlet reports. — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 9 Aug. 2023