Synonyms of dopey

dopey

adjective

ˈdō-pē 

variants also dopy

1

as in dumb

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily

a sweet but dopey little dog who never learned any tricks

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in dazed

suffering from mental confusion

we were still dopey from having all those facts and figures thrown at us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dazed
• bewildered
• confused
• distracted
• stunned
• dizzy
• silly
• bemused
• out of it
• muddleheaded
• befuddled
• punch-drunk
• punchy
• mixed-up
• at sea
• spacey
• slaphappy
• stupefied
• pixilated
• raddled
• addled
• fogged
• bedeviled
• shell-shocked
• zonked-out
• muzzy
• confounded
• addle
• unconscious
• befogged
• zonked
• addlepated
• bushed
• spaced-out
• senseless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conscious
• alert
• clearheaded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dopey

The concept was already mildly stale in 1983; in 2026, jokes about Nate learning to use a toaster or a GPS come off as well past their expiration date, no matter how earnestly dopey a performance Bargatze gives. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026

There is a dopey set of twins (both voiced by Brett Goldstein). — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 May 2026

The closest thing to a lull in the ceaseless stream of dopey humor is the songs, which can be charming but generally don’t try to be amusing at all. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026

Austen wrings a great deal of humor from Lady Bertram’s dopey languor. — Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026