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dumbness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dumbness

1 incapacity for or restraint from speaking
  • the determined dumbness of the accountants who tally the votes for the Academy Awards
Synonyms of dumbness

muteness, silence, speechlessness, stillness
Words Related to dumbness

reserve, reticence, reticency, taciturnity
Near Antonyms of dumbness

communication, speaking, talking

eloquence, fluency, volubility

chattiness, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness

verboseness, verbosity, windiness, wordiness
2 the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
  • The movie's dumbness is actually what makes it funny.
Synonyms of dumbness

brainlessness, denseness, density, dim-wittedness, doltishness, dopiness, dullness (also dulness), fatuity, foolishness, mindlessness, oafishness, obtuseness, senselessness, simpleness, slowness, stupidity, stupidness, thickness, vacuity, witlessness
Words Related to dumbness

feeblemindedness, simplemindedness

absurdity, asininity, balminess, craziness, daftness, dottiness, fatuousness, folly, idiocy, inaneness, inanity, insanity, lunacy, madness, nonsensicalness, nuttiness, preposterousness, silliness, wackiness, zaniness
Near Antonyms of dumbness

acumen, alertness, astuteness, discernment, insight, judgment (or judgement), perception

sagacity, sageness, sapience, wisdom, wit

logicalness, rationality, reasonableness, soundness, validity
Antonyms of dumbness

braininess, brightness, brilliance, cleverness, intelligence, quick-wittedness, smartness

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