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| Main Entry: | dumb |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to speak |
| Synonyms: | inarticulate, incoherent, mousy*, mum, mute, quiet, silent, soundless, speechless, tongue-tied, uncommunicative, voiceless, at a loss for words, wordless |
| Antonyms: | speaking |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dumb |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid, unintelligent |
| Synonyms: | dense, dim-witted, dull, feebleminded, foolish, moronic, thick*, doltish, simple-minded |
| Antonyms: | bright, intelligent, sharp, smart |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | banal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | commonplace |
| Synonyms: | blah*, bland, common, conventional, corny, dumb, everyday, flat, hackneyed, hokey*, humdrum*, insipid, mundane, nothing, old hat, ordinary, pabulum*, pedestrian, square, stale, stereotyped, stock, stupid, tired, tripe, trite, unimaginative, unoriginal, vapid, watery, wishy-washy*, zero*, bromidic, clichéd, cornball, cornfed, dull as dishwater, ho hum, noplace, nowhere, platitudinous |
| Antonyms: | fresh, new, original |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dopey |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid |
| Synonyms: | comatose, dense, dumb, foolish, heavy, idiotic, lethargic, senseless, silly, simple, slow, sluggish, thick, torpid, hebetudinous, slumberish |
| Antonyms: | brainy, intelligent, sensible, smart |
| Main Entry: | dumbfounded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | astounded, confused |
| Synonyms: | agape, aghast, beat, bewildered, bowled over, breathless, confounded, dumb, overcome, overwhelmed, puzzled, shocked, speechless, startled, stuck, stumped, stunned, surprised, thrown, thunderstruck*, amazed, astonished, bamboozled, blown away, buffaloed, dismayed, flabbergasted, floored, knocked, licked, nonplused, staggered, taken aback |
| Antonyms: | aware, expectant, unsurprised |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feebleminded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mentally handicapped |
| Synonyms: | dim-witted, dumb, half-witted, moronic, retarded, simple, slow, stupid, unintelligent, weak-minded, dull-witted, imbecilic, soft in the head |
| Main Entry: | half-baked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid; not thought through |
| Synonyms: | backward, batty*, brainless, crazy, dumb, foolish, harebrained*, idiotic, ignorant, impractical, indiscreet, moronic, retarded, senseless, short-sighted, silly, slow, sophomoric, underdeveloped, unformed, witless, birdbrained, blockheaded, boneheaded, feeble-minded, ill-conceived, imbecilic, poorly planned |
| Antonyms: | intelligent, smart, thoughtful, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | idiotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very stupid |
| Synonyms: | asinine, batty*, crazy, daffy*, daft, dull, dumb, fatuous, foolhardy, foolish, harebrained*, imbecile, inane, insane, lunatic, moronic, senseless, silly, unintelligent, birdbrained, imbecilic, squirrelly, thick-witted |
| Antonyms: | brainy, intelligent, smart |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inarticulate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to speak well |
| Synonyms: | dumb, halting, hesitant, hesitating, inaudible, incoherent, incomprehensible, indistinct, muffled, mute, obscure, reticent, silent, speechless, tongue-tied, unclear, unintelligible, unspoken, vague, voiceless, blurred, faltering, maundering, mumbled, mumbling, stammering, unuttered, unvocal, unvoiced, wordless |
| Antonyms: | articulate, communicative |
| Main Entry: | incoherent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unintelligible |
| Synonyms: | breathless, confused, disconnected, discontinuous, discordant, disjointed, disordered, dumb, inarticulate, incomprehensible, incongruous, inconsistent, indistinct, indistinguishable, irrational, jumbled, muddled, muffled, mute, puzzling, rambling, tongue-tied*, uncommunicative, unconnected, uncoordinated, uneven, wandering, wild, faltering, incohesive, maundering, mumbling, muttered, stammering, stuttering, unvocal |
| Antonyms: | coherent, intelligible, understandable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | moronic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid |
| Synonyms: | asinine, brainless, dense, dopey*, dumb, foolish, half-baked*, idiotic, ill-advised, inane, irresponsible, ludicrous, mindless, nonsensical, pointless, senseless, unintelligent, unthinking, dimwitted, doltish, imbecilic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oafish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clumsy, stupid |
| Synonyms: | bungling, dumb, gawky, graceless, half-witted*, heavy-handed, idiotic, ignorant, inelegant, inept, lumbering, lumpish, moronic, simple, simpleminded, slow, uncoordinated, ungainly, unintelligent, all thumbs, blundering, blunderous, bumbling, butterfingered*, gawkish, klutzy, lubberly, stumbling, undexterous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | silence |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or be quiet |
| Synonyms: | choke off*, clam, clam up, close up, cool it, cut off, cut short, dampen, deaden, decrease the volume, dry up*, dull, dumb, dummy up, extinguish, gag, hold one's tongue, hush, hush one's mouth, hush-hush*, keep it down, lull, muffle, mute, muzzle, overawe, pipe down, quash, quell, quiet, quiet down, quieten, say nothing, shush, shut up, sit on*, soft-pedal*, squelch, stifle, still, strike dumb, subdue, suppress, tongue-tie |
| Antonyms: | be noisy, communicate, talk |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | simpleminded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsophisticated |
| Synonyms: | brainless, childlike, crude, dumb, idiotic, ignorant, moronic, naive, slow, stupid, uncomplicated, unschooled, unstudied, unworldly, clueless, feeble-minded, untutored |
| Main Entry: | speechless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without ability to talk |
| Synonyms: | aghast, cool*, dazed, dumb, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, inarticulate, mum, mute, reserved, shocked, silent, taciturn, thunderstruck*, tight-lipped*, tongue-tied*, uncommunicative, unflappable, voiceless, amazed, aphonic, astounded, buttoned up, clammed up, close-mouthed, cool as cucumber, not saying boo, wordless |
| Antonyms: | articulate, communicative, responsive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stolid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apathetic, stupid |
| Synonyms: | blunt, bovine, dense, dry, dull, dumb, heavy, impassive, inactive, indifferent, inert, lumpish, matter-of-fact, obtuse, passive, phlegmatic, slow, stoic, supine, unemotional, wooden, doltish, unexcitable |
| Antonyms: | aware, intelligent, interested |
| Main Entry: | stupid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not intelligent; irresponsible |
| Synonyms: | brainless, dazed, deficient, dense, dim, dopey*, dull, dumb, dummy*, foolish, futile, gullible, half-baked*, half-witted*, idiotic, ill-advised, inane, indiscreet, insensate, irrelevant, laughable, loser*, ludicrous, meaningless, mindless, moronic, naive, nonsensical, obtuse, pointless, puerile, rash, senseless, shortsighted, simple, simpleminded, slow, sluggish, stolid, stupefied, thick, trivial, unintelligent, unthinking, witless, doltish, imbecilic, out to lunch, thick-headed |
| Notes: | stupid refers to lack of ability while ignorant refers to lack of knowledge |
| Antonyms: | cognizant, intelligent, responsible, smart |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | taciturn |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncommunicative |
| Synonyms: | aloof, antisocial, close, cold, curt, distant, dour, dumb, laconic, mum, mute, quiet, reserved, reticent, sententious, silent, sparing, speechless, tight-lipped*, withdrawn, brooding, clammed up, close-mouthed, dried-up, unexpressive, unforthcoming |
| Antonyms: | communicative, fluent, talkative, wordy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tight-lipped |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | silent |
| Synonyms: | closemouthed, dumb, mum, mute, quiet, reserved, restrained, reticent, secretive, taciturn, tongue-tied, buttoned up, clammed up, hushed, muted, not talkative, zipped |
| Main Entry: | unintelligent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid |
| Synonyms: | brainless, deficient, dense, dumb, empty-headed*, foolish, half-witted*, idiotic, inane, meaningless, mindless, moronic, pointless, senseless, simple, simpleminded, slow, unthinking, witless, doltish, imbecilic, mentally deficient, mentally handicapped, not intelligent, thick-headed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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