Synonyms of weak-minded

weak-minded

adjective

ˈwēk-ˈmīn-dəd 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of weak-minded

This franchise hasn’t had a quarterback compete for the starting job since the 2012 season, and that weak-minded mentality has held this football team back. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Plus Ben even mentions the Stormtrooper is weak-minded. — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 May 2026

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