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
  • Then the reviews, of course, completely dismissed me as being like some old dumb blonde thing.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Basically all that's left for the dumb human to do when using the all-new Arrowmax Arrowspace S1 electric smart driver is dropping the bit in the tip and holding the driver steady – the S1 takes care of everything else.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of dumb
Adjective
  • As stupid and trad as the wife-in-the-kitchen expectation is, that’s just a surface issue.
    — Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Billionaires presumably didn't become billionaires by being stupid, and only the supremely stupid could fail to see what's coming in California.
    — Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • This franchise hasn’t had a quarterback compete for the starting job since the 2012 season, and that weak-minded mentality has held this football team back.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Plus Ben even mentions the Stormtrooper is weak-minded.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
Definition of weak-minded
Adjective
  • There’s a level of seriousness that belies the 90-minute comedy film he’s made, which features an imbecilic white rapper who speaks in Caribbean-British slang and a contraption that shoots bullets out of one’s rear end.
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Prep school was one such imbecile society.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Definition of imbecile
Adjective
  • There’s no law of unintelligent matter to overrule divine Mind’s intelligent, loving control.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026
  • 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
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 11 Nov. 2026.

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