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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
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.
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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
Quickly, and almost imperceptibly, the impressionable and weak-minded Ernest is coaxed into Hale’s running, murderous plot to accrue even more Osage wealth.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
The young man is a weak-minded child in an adult body.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
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
Quickly, and almost imperceptibly, the impressionable and weak-minded Ernest is coaxed into Hale’s running, murderous plot to accrue even more Osage wealth.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
The young man is a weak-minded child in an adult body.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weak-minded
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Free speech covers the jokes, the satire, the parodies—even the dumb, crass, or offensive ones.—
Lizz Winstead,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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On the flipside, Kimmel, like everyone else with a boss, is not protected against saying dumb stuff and getting fired.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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This place belongs to the Carver, a deranged butcher who hunts anything foolish enough to enter.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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France had been humiliated in 1871 by Prussia in a foolish war of its own making, and Dreyfus, accused of passing military secrets to the Germans, was a convenient scapegoat in a time of national malaise.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The real star of this episode, however, was Gretchen Christine Beauté and her stupid Lara Croft outfit.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Among the colorful cast of rogues, villains, queens and clergymen, Andre The Giant stands out as the young suitor’s kind-hearted but stupid brute.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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This dance party for toddlers and preschoolers is packed with silly puppets, cheerful songs, and endless smiles!—
Sarah Z. Sleeper,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
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And why that silly jacket in the middle of June?—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The slow start that Mayfield is alluding to has to do with the Buccaneers only scoring two field goals through the first half, and scoring their first touchdown well into the third quarter.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Construction in the section of Jackson Park, often described as Chicago’s equivalent of Central Park, has been slow.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The first game famously took thirst-trap renditions of the Greek pantheon and imbued each figure with an insane amount of charm.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Starting the competition off with a bang with the cape and then moving right into killing the athleisure [challenge] was just insane.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Don’t pull over in the roundabout Roundabouts with a single lane of traffic in each direction are fairly simple – yield to traffic in the roundabout, wait for a gap in traffic and go through, Bryson said.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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This can be as simple as bodyweight movements, resistance bands or dumbbells, focusing on compound/functional movements like squats, pushes and pulls.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Don’t be mad, and don’t try to hold them back with guilt.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Karl turned on the headlights and got the windshield wipers going at a mad slap.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Weak-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weak-minded. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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