unintelligent
adjective
un·in·tel·li·gent
ˌən-in-ˈte-lə-jənt 
: lacking intelligence : not intelligent
an unintelligent remark
a crude, unintelligent person
unintelligently
adverb
Examples of unintelligent in a Sentence
you're not unintelligent, so you must just be stubbornly resisting all attempts to teach you something
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More and more people are avoiding dating or befriending those with opposing political views, and growing numbers describe those on the other side as closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent.
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Justin Callais, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
More and more people are avoiding dating or befriending those with opposing political views, and growing numbers describe those on the other side as closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent.
—Justin Callais, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Still, Hassett called the report biased and unintelligent.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
And not because people are unintelligent — quite the opposite.
—Jj Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Nov. 2025
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Justin Callais, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
More and more people are avoiding dating or befriending those with opposing political views, and growing numbers describe those on the other side as closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent.
—Justin Callais, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Still, Hassett called the report biased and unintelligent.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
And not because people are unintelligent — quite the opposite.
—Jj Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Unintelligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unintelligent. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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