THICK-WITTED Synonyms: 161 Similar and Opposite Words

thick-witted

adjective

ˈthik-ˌwi-təd

Definition of thick-witted

as in dumb

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily one of the most overused clichés of teen comedies: the thick-witted high school jock

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Adjective

What used to be a forum for original, quirky, clever remarks by the Daily News’ varied community of smartypants has turned into a gridlock of repetitious venting of old, dumb blah.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
How to make an iPhone a 'dumb phone' To simplify an iPhone, users should engage Assistive Access, an iOS feature intended for users with cognitive disabilities.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of dumb

Adjective

There are plenty of videos from Yellowstone National Park involving tourists doing breathtakingly stupid things around wild animals.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
Even when Romanzy goes off on how stupid and ugly Caleb is — and gossips that his parents abandoned him because something must be wrong with him — Mary goes along with it.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026

Definition of stupid

Adjective

After the shooting, the victim’s car was seen on surveillance footage driving in slow circles as federal agents appeared to try and stop the vehicle.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Thus far, capital markets more broadly have been slow to respond to this threat for a variety of reasons.

— Justin Worland, Time, 18 July 2026

Definition of slow

Adjective

And that’s a lot of energy to shed as a vehicle comes blaring back into Earth’s thick atmosphere, a process that typically annihilates objects returning from space unless they are precisely designed to survive the trip.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
The water drew back from the house, left a thick, stinking silt across the floor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of thick

Adjective

At the same time, the bath shouldn’t be tucked so deeply into dense landscaping that predators can hide nearby.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
With consistent use, many people also notice that regrowing hair becomes finer and less dense, making epilators an appealing alternative for anyone looking to stretch the time between hair removal sessions.

— Iman Balagam, Vogue, 17 July 2026

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