stooge Synonyms
Another word for stooge
• noun (Context 1)
A subordinate or compliant person used by another to do unpleasant, menial, or underhanded work.
"Critics accused the newly appointed director of being a mere puppet for the corporate board."
• noun (Context 2)
A performer in a comedy act whose role is to feed lines to the principal comedian and serve as the butt of jokes.
"In classic vaudeville routines, the foil often stood in the audience pretending to be a random heckler."
• noun (Context 3)
An informant or spy placed within a group or organization to report on its activities to authorities.
"The union leaders suspected that management had planted a informant inside their bargaining committee."
• verb (Context 4)
To move about, cruise, or patrol aimlessly or at a leisurely pace (originally of an aircraft).
"We spent the afternoon stooging around the harbor waiting for the tide to turn."
Opposites of stooge
The opposite of stooge shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: