Synonyms of gormless

gormless

adjective

ˈgȯrm-ləs 

chiefly British

as in stupid

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily

a comedy show that invariably portrays the British aristocracy as a bunch of gormless twits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stupid
• dumb
• slow
• simple
• thick
• dull
• ignorant
• dense
• dopey
• foolish
• idiotic
• vacuous
• doltish
• oafish
• witless
• unintelligent
• fatuous
• brainless
• obtuse
• pinheaded
• brain-dead
• dopy
• thickheaded
• mindless
• dim
• silly
• boneheaded
• dim-witted
• dorky
• opaque
• soft
• weak-minded
• bonehead
• slow-witted
• empty-headed
• dunderheaded
• irrational
• mad
• airheaded
• softheaded
• unreasonable
• half-witted
• lamebrain
• lamebrained
• senseless
• bubbleheaded
• insane
• lunkheaded
• thick-witted
• knuckleheaded
• unsmart
• chuckleheaded
• moronic
• cretinous
• crazy
• idiotical
• birdbrained
• looney
• imbecilic
• lunatic
• imbecile
• uneducated
• uninformed
• simpleminded
• feebleminded
• absurd
• unthinking
• illiterate
• unintellectual
• fool
• daft
• dippy
• lowbrow
• daffy
• loony
• zany
• untaught
• dotty
• whacky
• cuckoo
• nutty
• asinine
• illogical
• nonsensical
• kooky
• cockeyed
• preposterous
• harebrained
• sappy
• wacky
• unwise
• invalid
• fallacious
• screwball
• crackpot
• half-baked
• boobish
• balmy
• kookie
• tomfool
• featherheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brilliant
• intelligent
• clever
• bright
• keen
• smart
• apt
• quick
• sharp
• acute
• nimble
• ingenious
• resourceful
• fast
• wise
• intellectual
• astute
• thinking
• keen
• brainy
• savvy
• cerebral
• perceptive
• erudite
• sagacious
• insightful
• knowing
• skilled
• knowledgeable
• discerning
• literate
• quick-witted
• sage
• sharp-witted
• hyperintelligent
• scholarly
• supersmart
• perspicacious
• cunning
• ultrasmart
• wily
• educated
• trained
• informed
• learned
• shrewd
• crafty
• sound
• sapient
• sensible
• highbrow
• reasonable
• percipient
• sane
• rational
• logical
• valid
• judicious
• well-read
• prudent
• foxy
• schooled

Examples of gormless in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Much of the movie unfolds inside the suburban Connecticut mansion where Lily lives with her gormless mother (Francie Swift) and her loathsome stepdad. —Justin Chang, latimes.com, 8 Mar. 2018

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