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moronic - 20 thesaurus results
| 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: | asinine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | senseless |
| Synonyms: | absurd, daft, foolish, half-witted, idiotic, inane, moronic, silly, sophomoric, stupid, cretinous |
| Main Entry: | fatuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid |
| Synonyms: | absurd, asinine, brainless*, dense, dull, foolish, idiotic, imbecile, inane, insensate, jerky*, ludicrous, lunatic, mad, mindless, moronic, puerile, sappy, silly, simple, vacuous, witless, birdbrained, boneheaded, lamebrained |
| Antonyms: | aware, bright, intelligent, keen, sensible, smart |
* = 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: | foolish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonsensical, idiotic |
| Synonyms: | absurd, asinine, brainless, crazy, daffy*, daft, dotty*, fantastic, fatuous, feebleminded*, half-baked*, half-witted*, harebrained*, ill-advised, imprudent, incautious, indiscreet, injudicious, insane, irrational, jerky*, loony*, ludicrous, lunatic, mad, moronic, nutty*, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, short-sighted, silly, simple, stupid, unintelligent, unreasonable, unwise, wacky*, weak, witless, zany*, cockamamy, dippy, doltish, ill-considered, imbecilic, kooky, nerdy |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, circumspect, prudent, sensible, serious, thoughtful, wise, unfoolish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | ignorant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unaware, unknowing |
| Synonyms: | dense, green*, illiterate, in the dark, inexperienced, innocent, insensible, mindless, moronic, naive, oblivious, obtuse, shallow, thick, unconscious, uncultivated, uncultured, uneducated, unenlightened, uninformed, uninitiated, unlearned, unmindful, unschooled, unsuspecting, untaught, untrained, unwitting, witless, apprenticed, benighted, birdbrained, blind to, cretinous, imbecilic, misinformed, nescient, unconversant, unintellectual, unknowledgeable, unlettered, unread |
| Notes: | stupid refers to lack of ability while ignorant refers to lack of knowledge |
| Antonyms: | aware, competent, educated, intelligent, knowledgeable, literate, talented, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | imbecile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid, foolish |
| Synonyms: | asinine, backward, deranged, dim-witted, dull, fatuous, idiotic, inane, ludicrous, moronic, simple, slow, thick, witless, feeble-minded, imbecilic, simple-minded |
| Antonyms: | brainy, intelligent, smart |
| Main Entry: | mindless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | oblivious, stupid; automatic |
| Synonyms: | asinine, careless, daydreaming, foolish, forgetful, gratuitous, heedless, idiotic, inattentive, moronic, neglectful, negligent, obtuse, out, rash, senseless, silly, simple, thoughtless, unaware, unintelligent, unmindful, unthinking, witless, brutish, imbecilic, mooning, moony, nitwitted, out of it, spaced-out |
| Antonyms: | intelligent, mindful, thinking, thoughtful |
| 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: | senseless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | silly, meaningless |
| Synonyms: | absurd, asinine, batty, crazy, daft, double talk, fatuous, flaky, foolish, idiotic, illogical, inane, incongruous, inconsistent, insignificant, irrational, ludicrous, mad, mindless, moronic, nonsensical, nutty, pointless, purposeless, ridiculous, simple, stupid, trivial, unimportant, unintelligent, unreasonable, unsound, unwise, wacky*, doublespeak, imbecilic, purportless, unmeaning, without rhyme or reason |
| Antonyms: | feeling, intelligent, rational, reasonable, sensible, wise |
* = 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: | 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 |
| Antonyms: | cognizant, intelligent, responsible, smart |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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
| Main Entry: | witless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foolish |
| Synonyms: | absurd, asinine, brainless, crazy, daffy*, dotty*, dumb, feebleminded*, half-baked*, half-witted*, harebrained*, idiotic, ill-advised, irrational, jerky*, loony*, ludicrous, lunatic, mad, mindless, moronic, nonsensical, nutty*, ridiculous, senseless, silly, stupid, unintelligent, unwise, wacky*, zany*, birdbrained, cockamamy, doltish, kooky |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | retarded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | limited |
| Synonyms: | backward, defective, dim, dim-witted, dopey, dull, dumbbell, dummy, exceptional, half-witted, imbecile, moronic, opaque, pinhead, sappy, simple, slow, slow-witted, stupid, touched, weak, birdbrained, dumbo, dumdum, feeble-minded, gorked, held back, lamebrained, mentally defective, numbskull, retardo, simple-minded, subnormal, underachieving, yo-yo |
| Main Entry: | dull |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unintelligent |
| Synonyms: | addled, backward, besotted, boring, brainless, daffy, daft, dense, dim, dim-witted, dumb, half-baked, ignorant, indolent, insensate, low, moronic, obtuse, scatterbrained, shallow, simple, slow, sluggish, stolid, stupid, tedious, thick, vacuous, wearisome, witless, doltish, feeble-minded, imbecilic, not bright, numskulled, simple-minded, unintellectual |
| Antonyms: | intelligent, keen, sharp, smart, witty |
| Main Entry: | balmy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insane |
| Synonyms: | absurd, cracked*, crazed, crazy, daft, deranged, dotty*, foolish, harebrained*, idiotic, loony, moronic, nuts*, nutty*, odd, preposterous, silly, stupid, wacky, bugged out, mentally incompetent, potty |
| Antonyms: | balanced, rational, sane, sensible |
* = 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
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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