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also idiotical
as in dumb
having or showing an inability to understand or make sensible choices
He ended up making millions from an idea that many had dismissed as idiotic. I'm afraid I said some really idiotic things yesterday.
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Recent Examples of idiotic
The biggest is Theroux’s overly tanned and idiotic tech billionaire Benji Barnes, who is dating Emily (Emily Blunt) after recently divorcing his cool wife Sasha Barnes (Lucy Liu) and leaving her with billions.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 May 2026
That idiotic comment should exclude him from being granted a place to air his views.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
We were just stunned by my idiotic behavior, but that idea that of the constancy was suddenly were wiped.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Anything else would be idiotic.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 May 2026
That idiotic comment should exclude him from being granted a place to air his views.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
We were just stunned by my idiotic behavior, but that idea that of the constancy was suddenly were wiped.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Anything else would be idiotic.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiotic
Adjective
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For a few hours, there's no doom and gloom on the news, no family drama, no Slack notifications, no people fighting about dumb stuff on social media.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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In fact, without an understanding of how an organization or business operates, some tasks might seem unnecessary, boring or even dumb.—
Chris Perry,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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These people are ridiculous; these people are ruinous.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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What was ridiculous was the jump at that point in time was $4 [million], $4 [million] $15 or $16 million.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Bill stutters an affirmative response that captures every man who has held out irrational hope that a woman will return to him.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
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The book is Labarge’s attempt to tell the story of what happened to her and her family without sanitizing what happened, which requires her (and the reader) to sit with thoughts that are sometimes incoherent and irrational.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Their earliest performances could be fun and irreverent, too, but Boy George says they were also marred by ignorant, homophobic heckling.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2026
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And using both words does not reveal that a person is ignorant but rather cosmopolitan.—
Kirk Bowman,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Mangione's lawyers argued Fourth and Fifth Amendment concerns, which protect against unreasonable searches and seizures as well as the right to due process.—
Adam Sabes , Maria Paronich , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Warrantless searches like this violate your right to be free of unreasonable government searches under Article I, Section 13 of the California Constitution and your guarantee of privacy under Article I, Section 1.—
Lisa Femia,
Mercury News,
6 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Bainbridge knew about secrets and unreasoning shame.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Idiotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiotic. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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