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feebleminded

adjective

Definition of feeblemindednext
as in simpleminded

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Recent Examples of feebleminded That, Dovey Johnson Roundtree knew, could have immense significance for her client, a feebleminded day laborer accused of one of the most sensational murders of the mid-20th century. — Margalit Fox, New York Times, 21 May 2018 While the Queen is patient and nurturing with her addled husband, even making excuses for him when his erratic behavior turns violent, others in Madrid see his feebleminded unpredictability as cause for urgent replacement. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feebleminded
  1. simpleminded
  2. dumb
  3. stupid
  4. weak-minded
  5. imbecile
  6. unintelligent
  7. doltish
  8. brain-dead
Adjective
  • Championship rings are not used as a measuring stick only by overcaffeinated fans and simpleminded columnists and talk-show hosts.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Tranquillity, often simple but rarely simpleminded, may be Ruscha’s essential quality as an artist.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Definition of simpleminded
Adjective
  • Here, in this image of an ingenious skidding kitten—in both its brutality and its beautiful, dumb, playful resilience—lies the wisdom of Marcon’s art.
    — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Combined with a brutal noon start time that provided no shade or relief throughout the game, the conditions meant there weren’t many fans brave enough, or quite frankly dumb enough, to endure a heat index of roughly 105 degrees.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of dumb
Adjective
  • The humor is like laughing about something that was just so stupid, or something that was so traumatic.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • That’s the problem with all of your arguments and stupid comments.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • Plus Ben even mentions the Stormtrooper is weak-minded.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
  • In Killers of the Flower Moon, his Ernest Burkhart starts off as a mopey, weak-minded World War One veteran, eager to do anything for his godfather uncle (Robert De Niro), but there’s still a certain likability to his dim-bulb submissiveness.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
Definition of weak-minded
Adjective
  • Prep school was one such imbecile society.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Definition of imbecile
Adjective
  • The Debbie and Thom switch-up Ellis often alludes that Thom (Campbell) is unintelligent in the novel, with Bret telling readers that his best friend isn’t picking up on clues that his girlfriend, Susan, and Robert are romantically involved.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The contest is not between an intelligent country and an unintelligent one.
    — John Sviokla, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of unintelligent
Adjective
  • Redmayne brings a sweetly doltish everyman energy to this increasingly off-kilter affair, with much of the dialogue between him and his co-stars (including Stratton-Twine as the missing woman’s slacker brother) improvised in disarmingly shaggy fashion.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of doltish
Adjective
  • The idea might seem clever, as if the artist has cannily illustrated how the lovey-dovey notion of romance and family is hokey, brain-dead, false.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Set in the 1950s, Juul follows 17-year-old circus acrobat Juul, whose life changes forever after a tragic accident leaves her in a coma and declared brain-dead.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of brain-dead

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“Feebleminded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feebleminded. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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