Synonyms & related words for fatuous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of fatuous — including asinine, inane, idiotic, foolish, silly, moronic. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to fatuous

Explore words related to fatuous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include fatuousness, asininely, fatuity, imbecilic, fatuously, featherbrained, lamebrained, inaneness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for fatuous

Common synonyms for fatuous include asinine, inane, idiotic, foolish, silly, moronic, witless, stupid — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does fatuous come from?

The word fatuous breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fatu-, from Latin fatuus (“foolish”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.