Synonyms of witless

witless

adjective

1

as in stupid

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily

a dog so witless that it is barely trainable

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in foolish

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment

a witless decision to relocate to the other side of the country without even the prospect of a job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stupid
• foolish
• silly
• absurd
• mad
• crazy
• idiotic
• insane
• lunatic
• irrational
• dumb
• fool
• fatuous
• looney
• brainless
• nonsensical
• asinine
• ridiculous
• daft
• inept
• zany
• loony
• weak-minded
• dippy
• weak
• daffy
• simple
• simpleminded
• senseless
• unwise
• whacky
• preposterous
• idiotical
• nutty
• dotty
• kooky
• cuckoo
• unreasoning
• wacky
• sappy
• unreasonable
• harebrained
• screwball
• half-witted
• moronic
• slow
• crackpot
• out to lunch
• imbecilic
• lunkheaded
• jerky
• thoughtless
• tomfool
• imbecile
• doltish
• half-baked
• bubbleheaded
• clueless
• cockeyed
• dopey
• unintelligent
• vacuous
• balmy
• oafish
• mindless
• kookie
• brain-dead
• obtuse
• feebleminded
• dull
• unreasoned
• illogical
• pinheaded
• thickheaded
• dunderheaded
• lamebrain
• dopy
• gormless
• empty-headed
• dim-witted
• dense
• dim
• featherheaded
• ludicrous
• dorky
• fallacious
• farcical
• opaque
• laughable
• softheaded
• clownish
• slow-witted
• lamebrained
• invalid
• knuckleheaded
• airheaded
• thick
• nonrational
• unsound
• surd
• buffoonish
• chuckleheaded
• soft
• birdbrained
• notional
• ill-advised
• unconsidered
• boobish
• chowderheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wise
• sound
• sensible
• prudent
• intelligent
• judicious
• sane
• clever
• sagacious
• smart
• bright
• reasonable
• rational
• logical
• sage
• sapient
• valid
• brainy
• well-advised