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dumb
Synonyms and Antonyms of dumb
- The mayor has chosen to remain dumb about her position on the matter.
- I'm not dumb enough to believe that.
brain-dead, brainless, dense, doltish, dopey (also dopy), dorky [slang], dull, fatuous, half-witted, mindless, oafish, obtuse, opaque, pinheaded, senseless, simple, slow, stupid, thick, thickheaded, unintelligent, vacuous, weak-minded, witless
foolish, idiotic, imbecile (or imbecilic), moronic
ignorant, illiterate, lowbrow, uneducated, uninformed, unintellectual, untaught, unthinking
absurd, asinine, balmy, cockeyed, crackpot, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, half-baked, harebrained, insane, kooky, loony (also looney), lunatic, mad, nonsensical, nutty, wacky, zany
apt, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, fast, intelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted, smart
- He prefers to remain dumb, and replies in monosyllables if really pressed.
long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy
extroverted (also extraverted), gregarious, outgoing, sociable
Synonym Discussion of dumb
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- stupid students just keeping the seats warm
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- stupid with drink
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- monotonous work that leaves the mind dull
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- too dense to take a hint
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- a crass, materialistic people
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- too dumb to figure out what's going on
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