as in stupid
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
it was asinine to run into the street like that
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Recent Examples of asinine
That these sayings are meant to reflect something both deep and asinine about the film itself is self-evident.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2026
All of that would have seemed asinine mere weeks ago.
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Chad Graff,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Speaking of people getting into hot water for saying asinine things, don’t miss Sabrina Impacciatore’s brilliantly inappropriate portrayal of Esmeralda Grande in The Office spin-off/continuation The Paper, which premieres on Peacock on Thursday, September 4.
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Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Sep. 2025
What's worse than luring Robert De Niro to Netflix for a boring, soulless and asinine political thriller?
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Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
Alonso may not be the priority at first base for the Bronx Bombers, but to say there is zero interest is asinine.
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Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
Altman’s is a plainly asinine claim; a bunch of code running in a data center is not the same as a brain.
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Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
6 Dec. 2024
Comedy videos about customer service and asinine Atlanta eatery rules were already popular on TikTok but have seen major pickup since Lee’s viral videos.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 Nov. 2023
Rogozin's claim that the only evidence Roscosmos could offer of the Moon landings was a book by Leonov is asinine.
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Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
8 May 2023
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2026
All of that would have seemed asinine mere weeks ago.
—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Speaking of people getting into hot water for saying asinine things, don’t miss Sabrina Impacciatore’s brilliantly inappropriate portrayal of Esmeralda Grande in The Office spin-off/continuation The Paper, which premieres on Peacock on Thursday, September 4.
—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Sep. 2025
What's worse than luring Robert De Niro to Netflix for a boring, soulless and asinine political thriller?
—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
Alonso may not be the priority at first base for the Bronx Bombers, but to say there is zero interest is asinine.
—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
Altman’s is a plainly asinine claim; a bunch of code running in a data center is not the same as a brain.
—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
6 Dec. 2024
Comedy videos about customer service and asinine Atlanta eatery rules were already popular on TikTok but have seen major pickup since Lee’s viral videos.
—
Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 Nov. 2023
Rogozin's claim that the only evidence Roscosmos could offer of the Moon landings was a book by Leonov is asinine.
—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
8 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asinine
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But even the most perfect Constitution can be undone by the wicked with the help of the bought, the stupid, and the cowardly.
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White can believe Hokit said something stupid and still believe fighters should be allowed to speak for themselves.
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Swipe fees and minimums make a tenth-of-a-cent charge absurd.
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Yes, Scheffler enters this week as the betting favorite, but by his absurd standards, his probability has actually dipped.
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When it’s done well, the audience doesn’t realize that’s what’s happening; this story is super-silly and the characters actually just got a little bit closer.
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The whole thing was undeniably silly.
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It’s presented without winks or nudges, neither as a joke nor necessarily foolish.
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If the target was foolish enough to reuse passwords, credential thefts like these could enable the compromise of more important accounts.
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That’s an insane thing to believe.
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And ultimately, the premise of the show is insane horror tropes are happening to boring, normal people.
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The Hawks have also been rumored as the third team in would-be trades involving Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and Celtics Jaylen Brown … but probably best not to expect anything crazy.
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These are two contradictory sentences that she is made to feel crazy for acknowledging.
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Along for the ride is his fawning, idiotic buddy Stevie (Steve Little).
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That’s been an idiotic trope for too long — that participating in the business side of it taints you.
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Initially skeptical, Tom becomes increasingly paranoid after a sailor who got lost in the fog essentially goes mad, with his eyes turning white just before dying.
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Relative bargain Please do not be mad at me for relaying this insurance math.
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“Asinine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asinine. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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