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Synonyms & Antonyms of simpleminded
- a simpleminded view of a complex problem
Synonyms for simpleminded
- aw-shucks,
- dewy,
- dewy-eyed,
- green,
- ingenuous,
- innocent,
- naïf
- (or naif),
- naive
- (or naïve),
- primitive,
- simple,
- uncritical,
- unknowing,
- unsophisticated,
- unsuspecting,
- unsuspicious,
- unwary,
- unworldly,
- wide-eyed
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Near Antonyms for simpleminded
- down-to-earth,
- hardheaded,
- pragmatic
- (also pragmatical),
- realistic,
- sober
Antonyms for simpleminded
- scornful of their simpleminded belief that their parents would always be there to take care of them
Synonyms for simpleminded
- absurd,
- asinine,
- balmy,
- brainless,
- bubbleheaded,
- cockeyed,
- crackpot,
- crazy,
- cuckoo,
- daffy,
- daft,
- dippy,
- dotty,
- fatuous,
- featherheaded,
- fool,
- foolish,
- half-baked,
- half-witted,
- harebrained,
- inept,
- insane,
- jerky,
- kooky
- (also kookie),
- loony
- (also looney),
- lunatic,
- lunkheaded,
- mad,
- nonsensical,
- nutty,
- preposterous,
- sappy,
- screwball,
- senseless,
- silly,
- stupid,
- tomfool,
- unwise,
- wacky
- (also whacky),
- weak-minded,
- witless,
- zany
Words Related to simpleminded
- airheaded,
- birdbrained,
- boobish,
- brain-dead,
- chowderheaded,
- chuckleheaded,
- clueless,
- dense,
- dim,
- dim-witted,
- doltish,
- dopey
- (also dopy),
- dorky
- [slang],
- dull,
- dumb,
- dunderheaded,
- empty-headed,
- feebleminded,
- gormless
- [chiefly British],
- idiotic
- (also idiotical),
- imbecile
- (or imbecilic),
- knuckleheaded,
- lamebrain
- (or lamebrained),
- mindless,
- moronic,
- oafish,
- obtuse,
- opaque,
- pinheaded,
- simple,
- slow,
- slow-witted,
- soft,
- softheaded,
- thoughtless,
- thick,
- thickheaded,
- unintelligent,
- vacuous
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“Simpleminded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simpleminded. Accessed 18 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of simpleminded was in 1749
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