DUNCE Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

dunce

noun

ˈdən(t)s

Definition of dunce next

as in idiot

a stupid person she's here on scholarship, so she's clearly no dunce

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Recent Examples of dunce When the original writer walked off, Spiegel connected Lean with playwright Robert Bolt, an important collaborator who, like the director, was the product of a puritanical childhood, during which he was considered the dunce of the family. —

David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026 The funny thing about all this mickey-the-dunce defense from all these esteemed Democrats is that most of them are lawyers. —

Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dunce

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Noun

Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.

— Colm Tóibín, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026