UNINTELLIGENTLY Synonyms: 161 Similar and Opposite Words

unintelligent

adjective

ˌən-in-ˈte-lə-jənt

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 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 The 32-year-old says she’s always been naturally curious, but as a child, school often left her feeling anxious and unintelligent. —

Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025 Even today, there are many settings in which the Christian faith is considered absurd, meant for the weak and unintelligent. —

Daniel Burke, NPR, 9 May 2025 The show and its participants were even parodied on Saturday Night Live in January, with comedian Ego Nwodim playing Amuli, and other cast members mocking people’s poor conversation skills and unintelligent dating decisions. —

Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unintelligent

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As my colleague Zach Harper expertly pointed out Wednesday, the rule itself — mandating that any player eligible for a postseason award must play 65 games in a season — looks pretty dumb right now.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Looking back on his 27 years with the bank, Gentry said the timing, loopholes, tax strategies and negotiations that gave the business its acquisitive edge were not because of dumb luck.

— Chase Jordan April 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026