Synonyms of stupid

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adjective

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in boring

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest

I can't believe we sat through the whole stupid movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boring
• slow
• tiring
• old
• weary
• dull
• annoying
• wearying
• dusty
• heavy
• irritating
• dry
• tedious
• uninteresting
• tame
• tiresome
• pedestrian
• monotonous
• stodgy
• drab
• ponderous
• wearisome
• dreary
• humdrum
• arid
• colorless
• jejune
• leaden
• stuffy
• stale
• monochromatic
• numbing
• flat
• mind-numbing
• exhausting
• ho-hum
• pallid
• sterile
• unimaginative
• blah
• blank
• grey
• drudging
• irksome
• jading
• barren
• spiritless
• gray
• draining
• soggy
• unexciting
• bothersome
• prosaic
• pedantic
• prosy
• uneventful
• inanimate
• dullish
• unrewarding
• unspectacular
• uninspiring
• undramatic
• discouraging
• unsensational
• earthbound
• common
• vapid
• ordinary
• aseptic
• debilitating
• wearing
• suspenseless
• cumbersome
• fatiguing
• pleasureless
• unnewsworthy
• commonplace
• unsurprising
• demoralizing
• disheartening
• longsome
• dispiriting
• unexceptional
• pokey
• tepid
• enervating
• poky
• plodding
• lumbering
• palling
• enfeebling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interesting
• intriguing
• involving
• wonderful
• amazing
• surprising
• awesome
• engaging
• spectacular
• marvellous
• exciting
• amusing
• astonishing
• wondrous
• marvelous
• astounding
• engrossing
• riveting
• absorbing
• inspiring
• gripping
• fabulous
• sensational
• entertaining
• breathtaking
• exhilarating
• thrilling
• stimulating
• attractive
• charming
• stirring
• electrifying
• fascinating
• poignant
• moving
• energizing
• alluring
• rousing
• animating
• touching
• enchanting
• beguiling
• attracting
• enthralling
• bewitching
• eye-opening
• provocative
• invigorating
• entrancing
• enlivening
• rip-roaring
• galvanizing
• diverting
• hair-raising
• suspenseful
• tantalizing
• captivating
• mesmerizing
• arresting
• spellbinding

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foolish
• silly
• absurd
• mad
• crazy
• insane
• idiotic
• dumb
• lunatic
• irrational
• ridiculous
• fool
• simple
• looney
• asinine
• weak
• nonsensical
• unreasonable
• daft
• fatuous
• unwise
• whacky
• idiotical
• zany
• inept
• brainless
• witless
• slow
• simpleminded
• wacky
• preposterous
• loony
• dippy
• nutty
• senseless
• sappy
• weak-minded
• kooky
• moronic
• harebrained
• out to lunch
• daffy
• cuckoo
• jerky
• unreasoning
• screwball
• dotty
• crackpot
• half-baked
• cockeyed
• thoughtless
• half-witted
• clueless
• tomfool
• imbecile
• lunkheaded
• unintelligent
• bubbleheaded
• imbecilic
• illogical
• kookie
• balmy
• dopey
• obtuse
• unreasoned
• dull
• doltish
• featherheaded
• brain-dead
• vacuous
• thickheaded
• mindless
• ludicrous
• feebleminded
• dense
• lamebrain
• invalid
• dorky
• dim
• dunderheaded
• pinheaded
• laughable
• fallacious
• opaque
• oafish
• dopy
• soft
• thick
• farcical
• lamebrained
• softheaded
• dim-witted
• unsound
• empty-headed
• nonrational
• gormless
• surd
• knuckleheaded
• airheaded
• chuckleheaded
• clownish
• slow-witted
• buffoonish
• ill-advised
• birdbrained
• notional
• boobish
• unconsidered
• chowderheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wise
• sound
• sensible
• prudent
• sane
• intelligent
• clever
• smart
• judicious
• reasonable
• bright
• valid
• logical
• rational
• sagacious
• sage
• sapient
• brainy
• well-advised

stupid

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noun (1)

as in idiot

a stupid person

a genius at math, but a total stupid when it came to his love life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiot
• moron
• lunatic
• dummy
• fool
• loser
• prat
• imbecile
• numbskull
• dolt
• know-nothing
• mutt
• dimwit
• ignoramus
• natural
• bonehead
• dullard
• jackass
• donkey
• dumbhead
• dunderhead
• simpleton
• blockhead
• dunce
• knucklehead
• goof
• doofus
• dope
• chucklehead
• ninny
• dumb cluck
• jerk
• airhead
• lunkhead
• goon
• pinhead
• nitwit
• numskull
• dork
• hardhead
• lamebrain
• stupe
• cretin
• oaf
• dummkopf
• loon
• bubblehead
• dum-dum
• clown
• nimrod
• cluck
• golem
• meathead
• yahoo
• noddy
• turkey
• clunk
• schnook
• dip
• deadhead
• dodo
• ninnyhammer
• schlub
• hammerhead
• nincompoop
• thickhead
• chowderhead
• fathead
• dumbbell
• birdbrain
• shlub
• lump
• clodpole
• half-wit
• villain
• noodle
• goose
• saphead
• nit
• gander
• ratbag
• cuddie
• mome
• buffoon
• dim bulb
• stock
• loggerhead
• cuddy
• woodenhead
• clodpoll
• loony
• skunk
• madman
• zany
• clot
• booby
• yo-yo
• snake
• creep
• mug
• nut
• beast
• gawk
• boor
• scatterbrain
• stinker
• cad
• featherbrain
• heel
• cur
• churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• genius
• brain
• intellect
• intellectual
• sage
• thinker
• wizard
• whiz
• Renaissance man
• polymath
• sharpy
• sharpie

stupidness

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noun (2)

as in stupidity

the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind

I'm not sure if he leaves his front door unlocked from carelessness or just plain stupidness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stupidity
• thickness
• slowness
• dulness
• foolishness
• obtuseness
• dumbness
• dullness
• mindlessness
• insanity
• dorkiness
• boneheadedness
• density
• dopiness
• oafishness
• brainlessness
• denseness
• witlessness
• simpleness
• doltishness
• simplicity
• senselessness
• weak-mindedness
• fatuity
• idiocy
• madness
• craziness
• vacuity
• gormlessness
• absurdity
• dim-wittedness
• feeblemindedness
• simplemindedness
• daftness
• wackiness
• silliness
• fatuousness
• irrationality
• unreasonableness
• inanity
• zaniness
• preposterousness
• nuttiness
• dottiness
• lunacy
• nincompoopery
• nonsensicalness
• asininity
• inaneness
• folly
• fallacy
• balminess
• mental retardation
• mental deficiency
• dippiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intelligence
• brilliance
• cleverness
• brightness
• smartness
• quickness
• judgement
• judgment
• perception
• insight
• sharpness
• keenness
• acumen
• astuteness
• perspicacity
• alertness
• discernment
• wit
• braininess
• wisdom
• quick-wittedness
• sagacity
• validity
• rationality
• reasonableness
• percipience
• soundness
• sapience
• logicality
• sageness
• logicalness
• rationalness

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a stupid question

a dumb question

a silly question

an idiotic question

a foolish question

a lame question

a stupid idea

a dumb idea

an idiotic idea

a bad idea

a terrible idea

a horrible idea

a stupid story

a dumb story

a silly story

a lame story

a bad story

a pointless story

a stupid war

a dumb war

an idiotic war

a foolish war

a senseless war

a pointless war