as in idiot
a stupid person
only an ignoramus would be foiled by the building's security system
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Recent Examples of ignoramus
Under the Tories’ watch, the prime minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street in London was occupied by a dyspeptic culture warrior (Theresa May), who was succeeded by a fustian blowhard (Boris Johnson), who begot an economic ignoramus (Liz Truss).
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Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Don’t let demagogues and blowhards and ignoramuses tell you otherwise.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 June 2024
No one is asking him to embrace the full Ginsburg and declare himself a disrespectful ignoramus.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021
The president himself is a compulsive liar and foreign policy ignoramus.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Don’t let demagogues and blowhards and ignoramuses tell you otherwise.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 June 2024
No one is asking him to embrace the full Ginsburg and declare himself a disrespectful ignoramus.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021
The president himself is a compulsive liar and foreign policy ignoramus.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignoramus
Noun
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Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Ignoramus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignoramus. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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