Synonyms of gormless

gormless

adjective

chiefly British

as in stupid

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily

a comedy show that invariably portrays the British aristocracy as a bunch of gormless twits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stupid
• dumb
• slow
• simple
• thick
• dull
• ignorant
• dense
• dopey
• foolish
• idiotic
• vacuous
• doltish
• oafish
• witless
• unintelligent
• fatuous
• brainless
• obtuse
• pinheaded
• brain-dead
• dopy
• thickheaded
• mindless
• dim
• silly
• boneheaded
• dim-witted
• dorky
• opaque
• soft
• weak-minded
• bonehead
• slow-witted
• empty-headed
• dunderheaded
• irrational
• mad
• airheaded
• softheaded
• unreasonable
• half-witted
• lamebrain
• lamebrained
• senseless
• bubbleheaded
• insane
• lunkheaded
• thick-witted
• knuckleheaded
• unsmart
• chuckleheaded
• moronic
• cretinous
• crazy
• idiotical
• birdbrained
• looney
• imbecilic
• lunatic
• imbecile
• uneducated
• uninformed
• simpleminded
• feebleminded
• absurd
• unthinking
• illiterate
• unintellectual
• fool
• daft
• dippy
• lowbrow
• daffy
• loony
• zany
• untaught
• dotty
• whacky
• cuckoo
• nutty
• asinine
• illogical
• nonsensical
• kooky
• cockeyed
• preposterous
• harebrained
• sappy
• wacky
• unwise
• invalid
• fallacious
• screwball
• crackpot
• half-baked
• boobish
• balmy
• kookie
• tomfool
• featherheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brilliant
• intelligent
• clever
• bright
• keen
• smart
• apt
• quick
• sharp
• acute
• nimble
• ingenious
• resourceful
• fast
• wise
• intellectual
• astute
• thinking
• keen
• brainy
• savvy
• cerebral
• perceptive
• erudite
• sagacious
• insightful
• knowing
• skilled
• knowledgeable
• discerning
• literate
• quick-witted
• sage
• sharp-witted
• hyperintelligent
• scholarly
• supersmart
• perspicacious
• cunning
• ultrasmart
• wily
• educated
• trained
• informed
• learned
• shrewd
• crafty
• sound
• sapient
• sensible
• highbrow
• reasonable
• percipient
• sane
• rational
• logical
• valid
• judicious
• well-read
• prudent
• foxy
• schooled

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