UN-INTELLIGENT Synonyms: 161 Similar and Opposite Words

unintelligent

adjective

ˌən-in-ˈte-lə-jənt

Definition of unintelligent

as in dumb

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily you're not unintelligent, so you must just be stubbornly resisting all attempts to teach you something

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Recent Examples of unintelligent More and more people are avoiding dating or befriending those with opposing political views, and growing numbers describe those on the other side as closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent. — Justin Callais, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026 Still, Hassett called the report biased and unintelligent. — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026 And not because people are unintelligent — quite the opposite. — Jj Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Nov. 2025 The life of an unattractive and unintelligent young woman living in a dreary backwater in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. — New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unintelligent

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintelligent

Adjective

California is flush with dumb money and bad judgment, and an insatiable romance with an epic 1,200-mile shoreline.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
There were so many strangers ready to weigh in on my dumb life choices!

— Sara Vilkomerson, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of dumb

Adjective

On winding roads, its model-specific suspension tuning and focus on weight reduction translate into exceptional body control at speed without becoming brittle or overly rigid in slower, more technical sections.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
In particular, he was asked about Netflix’s slower growth (2% year-over-year growth in user engagement during the first half in 2026).

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of slow

Adjective

Some people in the White House treated Jackie as a cipher, ignorant of almost everything happening.

— Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
And in a world increasingly populated by people who are absolutely certain that everyone who disagrees with them is either ignorant or immoral, our universities could use considerably more of all three.

— Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026