DIM-WITTED Synonyms: 161 Similar and Opposite Words

dim-witted

adjective

ˈdim-ˈwi-təd

as in dumb

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily the show's amateur sleuth always has to explain to the dim-witted police chief who really committed the murder

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Recent Examples of dim-witted Sluggish, tail-dragging, dim-witted behemoths were out, and hot-blooded dinos were in. —

Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026 The sheer amount of dim-witted gangsters running around, with names like Dumbass Tony and Roid Rage Ryan, also keep the narrative lighthearted and just bizarre enough. —

Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026 Ashton Kutcher As The Corporation Kutcher is perhaps best known for his role as the attractive, dim-witted Michael Kelso on the hit sitcom That ‘70s Show, which ran for eight seasons. —

Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 Though Avantika was pretty iconic in her interpretation of the sweet yet dim-witted Karen role in the 2024 Mean Girls reboot, Seyfried’s performance was the blueprint. —

Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026 Hetero Awesome Fest: a gay ol’ time Ready for a dim-witted doubleheader? —

Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026 Facing pressure to sire a child, Jerome tosses a crude wager the way of his dashing but dim-witted Lothario-like chum Manfred (Nicholas Galitzine) – a bet that the handsome cad won’t be able to woo Cherry and bed her while he’s gone for 100 nights. —

Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 In this new-original sequel, however, the Spinal Tap trio seem older and wiser, and that’s a shame, since their dim-witted antics (going in circles trying to find the stage or rationalizing an all-black album cover) became the stuff of legend. —

Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Sep. 2025 Three years later, Hurst was cast on CBS’ The Dukes of Hazzard as Hazzard County bigwig Boss Hogg’s dim-witted second cousin, twice removed. —

Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 June 2025

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Does that kind of discourse-friendly success override the fact that Euphoria is too young, too scummy, and too dumb to fit into the usual Emmy pattern?

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 May 2026
And that’s where things somehow got even dumber After being questioned by security, Beyer reportedly gave a fake name, which prompted them to call police.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026