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

Well, this overly gauzy, sentimental, dull period romance hasn’t gotten any less dopey now that Nicolas Cage has been, well, Nicolas Cage for the last 20 years. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 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

At the same time, she becomes threatened by a minor scandal involving her dopey husband (Jack Lowden), all while dealing with her dysfunctional family, including the serial-cheater father (Woody Harrelson) who reenters her life and a brother (Spike Fearn) who has become something of a hermit. — Esther Zuckerman, Time, 12 Dec. 2025