dingbats Synonyms
Another word for dingbats
• noun (Context 1)
Plural form of dingbat: stupid, foolish, or eccentric people.
"He complained that the neighborhood committee was being run by a bunch of well-meaning airheads."
• noun (Context 2)
Plural form of dingbat: typographical ornaments, symbols, or decorative characters (such as stars, arrows, or fleurons) used in printing and digital fonts.
"The graphic designer used decorative glyphs to separate the chapters in the printed program."
• noun (Context 3)
Plural form of dingbat: gadgets, widgets, or small objects whose exact name is unknown or forgotten.
"The bottom drawer of the workbench was cluttered with rusty screws, washers, and assorted metal thingamajigs."
• adjective (Context 4)
Eccentric, foolish, or mentally unbalanced (used predicatively in Australian and New Zealand slang).
"After spending three months isolated at the remote weather station, the crew started going a bit barmy."
• noun (Context 5)
Delirium tremens, madness, or eccentric behavior (especially in phrases such as 'the dingbats').
"The old prospector had lived alone in the outback for so long that locals reckoned he had a touch of the delirium tremens."
Opposites of dingbats
The opposite of dingbats shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: