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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
In a rollicking monologue, Fry described all opera as comedy, tragedy merely being the result of idiotic egos incapable of levity.
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 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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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 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
See All Example Sentences for idiotic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiotic
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But the truly dangerous frontier is the American high school, where girls are willing to play dumb and give up their secrets, friends, privacy and virginity to fit in and find love.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
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There were those dumb America's Care Packages that bestowed special powers to popular players to give them unfair advantages.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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Thanks in large part to their four ridiculous last-minute comebacks — one in each playoff round — the Pacers will go down in history as one of the most exciting teams that didn’t win the title.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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At its core, most superhero films, for me, are somewhat ridiculous.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
6 June 2026
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Because oceanfront homes satisfy both sides of the luxury equation—the rational and the irrational.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The American origin story is rooted in the notion that George III was its vanquished villain, an irrational tyrant who oppressed the American colonists.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 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
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Trump cut education aid, people got ignorant.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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However, investing in public institutions and infrastructure is a costly endeavor that can seem unreasonable when local officials are struggling to balance budgets without increasing tax burdens.—
Aneri Pattani,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Nineteen recent clinical trials on kratom leaf document no evidence of severe addiction or significant or unreasonable adverse effects.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Bainbridge knew about secrets and unreasoning shame.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Let sound political prescience but take the place of an unreasoning prejudice, and this will be done.—
Frederick Douglass,
The Atlantic,
16 Aug. 2017
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“Idiotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiotic. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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