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as in dumb
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
we watched as the stupid squirrels tried unsuccessfully to find a way to get the seeds from the new bird feeder there are no stupid questions
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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
I can't believe we sat through the whole stupid movie
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as in foolish
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
not liking the captain is a stupid reason to quit the team
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as in idiot
a stupid person
a genius at math, but a total stupid when it came to his love life
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a stupid question
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Recent Examples of stupid
Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
There’s more stupid romance around harder substances but few chemicals are more hazardous to ambition than THC.
—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2022
It is described as a stupid-kids-in-the-woods story with a wry twist.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Sep. 2022
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Adjective
Clark is in her second WNBA season, and the rhetoric behind the most popular player in the league has crossed into the criminally stupid.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
There’s more stupid romance around harder substances but few chemicals are more hazardous to ambition than THC.
—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Noun
People can be high achievers and still knee-walking stupid.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2022
It is described as a stupid-kids-in-the-woods story with a wry twist.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stupid
Adjective
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.—
Daniel Jackson,
Allure,
18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.—
Andy Benoit,
The MMQB,
10 July 2017
Adjective
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The main reason Jacksonville is so boring, FinanceBuzz found, is that much of its population is thinly scattered across the city.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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GoPro has also dropped a white version and a forest green version if black is too boring for you.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Underestimating China would be a grave error, but underestimating the United States would be equally foolish.—
Damien Ma,
Foreign Affairs,
1 July 2025
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Gi-hun himself proved a tough protagonist to root for when the show began, as a foolish gambling addict hoping to reconnect with his family but who becomes obsessed with the games anyway.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Forecasters at the National Weather Service said there was the potential for additional catastrophic flooding and heavy rainfall in the region throughout Saturday, given the storm’s slow craw across the state.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Even though we've all been told gray is on its way out for quite some time, it's been a slow burn.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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After a tiring day walking around the parks, the most relaxing, soothing and healing experience is to sit out on the decks of the treehouse.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Dickinson led off the semifinal game and roped a double off his metal bat that Smith said woke him up from a long, tiring day.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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One of Netflix’s big movie plays for July is the sequel to its very silly but very fun action fantasy film The Old Guard.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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None of that, however, excuses the silly and juvenile behavior of the Assembly’s majority Democrats last week when the chamber took up a resolution commemorating Pride month.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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The mower mulches the grass into super fine clippings and catches them in the attached bag, which was simple to remove and empty.—
Brandi Fuller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 July 2025
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Taxes are never simple, nor quick to fix, but need to be top of mind during crypto week.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The current challenge to the gondola project is 16 months old and counting.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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The style of the ceramic vessels in the room suggested the tomb was very old.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
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“Stupid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stupid. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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