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单词 know-nothings
释义

know-nothing

noun

know-noth·​ing ˈnō-ˌnə-thiŋ How to pronounce know-nothing (audio)
1
a
: ignoramus
b
: agnostic
2
capitalized K&N : a member of a 19th century secret American political organization hostile to the political influence of recent immigrants and Roman Catholics
know-nothing adjective

Synonyms

  • airhead
  • birdbrain
  • blockhead
  • bonehead
  • bubblehead
  • chowderhead
  • chucklehead
  • clodpoll
  • clodpole
  • clot [British]
  • cluck
  • clunk
  • cretin
  • cuddy [British dialect]
  • cuddie
  • deadhead
  • dim bulb [slang]
  • dimwit
  • dip
  • dodo
  • dolt
  • donkey
  • doofus [slang]
  • dope
  • dork [slang]
  • dullard
  • dum-dum
  • dumbbell
  • dumbhead
  • dummkopf
  • dummy
  • dunce
  • dunderhead
  • fathead
  • gander
  • golem
  • goof
  • goon
  • half-wit
  • hammerhead
  • hardhead
  • idiot
  • ignoramus
  • imbecile
  • jackass
  • knucklehead
  • lamebrain
  • loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
  • loon
  • lump
  • lunkhead
  • meathead
  • mome [archaic]
  • moron
  • mug [chiefly British]
  • mutt
  • natural
  • nimrod [slang]
  • nincompoop
  • ninny
  • ninnyhammer
  • nit [chiefly British]
  • nitwit
  • noddy
  • noodle
  • numskull
  • numbskull
  • oaf
  • pinhead
  • prat [British]
  • ratbag [chiefly Australian]
  • saphead
  • schlub [slang]
  • shlub
  • schnook [slang]
  • simpleton
  • stock
  • stupe
  • stupid
  • thickhead
  • turkey
  • woodenhead
  • yahoo
  • yo-yo
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Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

know-nothings

noun

plural of know-nothing
as in idiots
a stupid person often disparaged her coworkers as a bunch of know-nothings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • idiots
  • morons
  • lunatics
  • stupids
  • imbeciles
  • prats
  • fools
  • ignoramuses
  • dolts
  • dummies
  • dimwits
  • losers
  • knuckleheads
  • yahoos
  • dullards
  • ninnies
  • dopes
  • boneheads
  • numskulls
  • dunderheads
  • lunkheads
  • dunces
  • blockheads
  • chuckleheads
  • cretins
  • pinheads
  • nitwits
  • simpletons
  • jackasses
  • geese
  • numbskulls
  • nimrods
  • nincompoops
  • mutts
  • ignorami
  • airheads
  • loons
  • oafs
  • hardheads
  • bubbleheads
  • goons
  • dorks
  • stupes
  • naturals
  • doofuses
  • donkeys
  • schlubs
  • meatheads
  • deadheads
  • jerks
  • goofs
  • half-wits
  • clowns
  • ratbags
  • chowderheads
  • fatheads
  • clucks
  • ganders
  • buffoons
  • dumb clucks
  • birdbrains
  • lamebrains
  • shlubs
  • noddies
  • thickheads
  • turkeys
  • nuts
  • loggerheads
  • hammerheads
  • dumbheads
  • golems
  • stocks
  • schnooks
  • dips
  • dum-dums
  • cuddies
  • noodles
  • villains
  • momes
  • lumps
  • madmen
  • sapheads
  • clunks
  • clodpoles
  • dodos
  • dumbbells
  • dim bulbs
  • nits
  • loonies
  • clodpolls
  • dufuses
  • ninnyhammers
  • woodenheads
  • dummkopfs
  • dodoes
  • skunks
  • zanies
  • clots
  • skunk
  • snakes
  • yo-yos
  • boors
  • boobies
  • scatterbrains
  • gawks
  • mugs
  • beasts
  • creeps
  • cads
  • stinkers
  • churls
  • curs
  • heels
  • featherbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • intellectuals
  • geniuses
  • brains
  • thinkers
  • genii
  • intellects
  • sages
  • wizards
  • polymaths
  • whizzes
  • sharpies
  • Renaissance men
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