WEAK-MINDED Synonyms: 197 Similar and Opposite Words

weak-minded

adjective

ˈwēk-ˈmīn-dəd

as in dumb

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily I felt a little weak-minded at the beginning of the semester but eventually the class was a breeze

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as in foolish

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment a weak-minded decision to use all of their savings to buy lottery tickets in the hopes of hitting the jackpot

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Recent Examples of weak-minded In Killers of the Flower Moon, his Ernest Burkhart starts off as a mopey, weak-minded World War One veteran, eager to do anything for his godfather uncle (Robert De Niro), but there’s still a certain likability to his dim-bulb submissiveness. —

Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025 And one aspect of ageism is assuming that older people are dependent and weak-minded, and need other (younger) people to tell them what to do. —

Erika Andersen, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 The older sister, Elena, is thin, beautiful, and somewhat weak-minded. —

Victoria Uren, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 Whereas Navalny was poisoned, DT is actually doing the poisoning of his weak-minded supporters. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024 The young man is a weak-minded child in an adult body. —

Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023

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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