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Get to know Dolt better with 7 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like stupid or simpleton.

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Dolt in a sentence

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Dolt | Dolton | Dolts | Dolter | Doltish

Dolt meaning

A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.

Synonyms of Dolt

stupid simpleton pillock poor fish pudden-head pudding head dullard stupe stupid person simple

Related words

Other words often associated with Dolt or its synonyms:

bare mortal plain complex individual dopey childlike unintelligent jerky easy unproblematic somebody

Using Dolt

  • The main meaning on this page is: A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
  • Useful related words include: stupid, simpleton, pillock, poor fish.

Context around Dolt

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

national 1× though 1×

Often after:

think 1× dense 1×

Sentence patterns with Dolt

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a dolt like you 1× like a dolt 1× made this dolt think he 1× of a dolt who frequently 1× progressing though dolt dense dimwit 1× than a dolt an empty 1× the national dolt 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a dolt like 1× if woody hayes 1× raymond is self 1× the speaker stopped 1× this guy sounds 1× when lukashenko first 1×

Common sentence endings:

away with it 1× dimbulb and dunderhead 1× like a dolt 1× loved and respected 1× point using 500 1× ranks took seriously 1×

Words around Dolt

Just before it in the word index:

dolson 2 dolsen 3 dolpopa 3 dolpo 2 dolphy 2 dolphins 1.174

Just after it in the word index:

dolter 4 doltish 2 dolton 16 dolts 6 dolutegravir 2 dolynny 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Dolt

  • In this selection, "dolt" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, national, though, think and dense stand out and add context to how "dolt" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a dolt like you and like a dolt. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dolt" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dolt

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This guy sounds like a dolt. (6 words)

A dolt like you couldn’t make a valid point using 500. (12 words)

The Speaker stopped a speech to explain what “exculpatory” means to the national dolt. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

If Woody Hayes couldn’t get away with punching Clemson’s Charlie Bauman in the late 70s when coaches used to withhold water and got away with all sorts of psychological abuse, what made this dolt think he could get away with it? (43 words)

When Lukashenko first rose to power in 1994, the budding autocrat was perceived as little more than a dolt, an empty suit, a pig farmer, who few in Minsk’s political ranks took seriously. (34 words)

There are many letter D’s to describe such a brainlessly ignorant person staring with dumb and progressing though dolt, dense, dimwit or dimbulb, and dunderhead. (26 words)

Question examples

If Woody Hayes couldn’t get away with punching Clemson’s Charlie Bauman in the late 70s when coaches used to withhold water and got away with all sorts of psychological abuse, what made this dolt think he could get away with it? (43 words)

Example sentences (7)

A dolt like you couldn’t make a valid point using 500.

If Woody Hayes couldn’t get away with punching Clemson’s Charlie Bauman in the late 70s when coaches used to withhold water and got away with all sorts of psychological abuse, what made this dolt think he could get away with it?

Raymond is self-absorbed, a bit of a dolt who frequently comes up short of making his wife feel loved and respected.

The Speaker stopped a speech to explain what “exculpatory” means to the national dolt.

When Lukashenko first rose to power in 1994, the budding autocrat was perceived as little more than a dolt, an empty suit, a pig farmer, who few in Minsk’s political ranks took seriously.

There are many letter D’s to describe such a brainlessly ignorant person staring with dumb and progressing though dolt, dense, dimwit or dimbulb, and dunderhead.

This guy sounds like a dolt.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dolt" in a sentence?
An example: "A dolt like you couldn’t make a valid point using 500." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "dolt" from authentic English texts.
What does "dolt" mean?
Dolt means: A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
What are synonyms of "dolt"?
Common synonyms of "dolt" include: stupid, simpleton, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, dullard, stupe. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "dolt" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "dolt", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.