Synonyms of dork

dork

noun

ˈdȯrk 

slang

1

as in nerd

a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits

we became friends when we discovered we were both dorks who had memorized the periodic table in high school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nerd
• geek
• bookworm
• weenie
• wonk
• scholar
• dink
• genius
• swot
• intellectual
• grind
• highbrow
• brain
• bookman
• techie
• gearhead
• double-dome
• academic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slacker
• underachiever
• lowbrow
• goof-off
• goldbrick

2

as in idiot

a stupid person

he tried to be suave, but she still thought he was a dork

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiot
• moron
• stupid
• loser
• fool
• prat
• dolt
• dunce
• mutt
• dummy
• know-nothing
• ignoramus
• doofus
• goof
• dullard
• imbecile
• dunderhead
• blockhead
• jackass
• knucklehead
• dimwit
• bonehead
• chucklehead
• airhead
• lunkhead
• jerk
• dumbhead
• loon
• ninny
• pinhead
• simpleton
• donkey
• bubblehead
• oaf
• meathead
• hardhead
• goon
• cretin
• dope
• schlub
• numskull
• dumb cluck
• dummkopf
• schnook
• stupe
• dum-dum
• noodle
• golem
• yahoo
• hammerhead
• nimrod
• deadhead
• nitwit
• nincompoop
• turkey
• dip
• saphead
• half-wit
• clunk
• fathead
• dumbbell
• cluck
• chowderhead
• ninnyhammer
• ratbag
• gander
• noddy
• dodo
• clown
• birdbrain
• lamebrain
• mome
• lump
• goose
• dim bulb
• loggerhead
• cuddy
• thickhead
• buffoon
• nit
• stock
• villain
• clodpoll
• woodenhead
• madman
• clot
• loony
• yo-yo
• booby
• nut
• skunk
• zany
• creep
• mug
• scatterbrain
• gawk
• snake
• beast
• boor
• stinker
• cad
• heel
• featherbrain
• cur
• churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• thinker
• intellectual
• sage
• intellect
• wizard
• whiz
• polymath
• Renaissance man
• sharpie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dork

The young ensign who, after seven seasons, remained an Ensign, Harry Kim was kind of the dork of the show, which is saying something for Star Trek. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026

The movie concludes the issue wasn't technology, but that Bonnie simply needed to find like-minded people who are, no offense, huge dorks like her. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 June 2026

Swiping through profiles on your handset is so much sexier than finding dates on your computer like a dork. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026

For the most tragic car dorks, stop worrying about saving up for a down payment on something new and start learning how to fix the cars that came out before smartphones. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 3 June 2026