unintelligent - 17 thesaurus results
| 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: | 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: | 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: | inane |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid |
| Synonyms: | absurd, asinine, daft, empty, fatuous, flat, foolish, frivolous, futile, harebrained*, idiotic, illogical, innocuous, insipid, jejune, laughable, meaningless, mindless, pointless, puerile, ridiculous, sappy*, senseless, silly, trifling, unintelligent, vacant, vacuous, vain, vapid, weak, wishy-washy*, worthless, imbecilic |
| Notes: | inane means silly, lacking significance or insubstantial; insane means mentally deranged, mad or very foolish |
| Antonyms: | bright, intelligent, smart |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | 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: | 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: | silly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absurd, giddy, foolish |
| Synonyms: | asinine, balmy, brainless, childish, crazy, dizzy*, empty, empty-headed*, fatuous, featherbrained*, flighty, foolhardy, frivolous, harebrained*, idiotic, ignorant, illogical, immature, imprudent, inane, inappropriate, inconsistent, irrational, irresponsible, ludicrous, meaningless, nonsensical, pointless, preposterous, puerile, ridiculous, senseless, simple, simpleminded, stupid, unintelligent, unreasonable, unwise, vacuous, witless, dippy, muddle-headed, nitwitted, sheepheaded |
| Antonyms: | mature, mundane, practical, sensible, serious, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | unwise |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid, irresponsible |
| Synonyms: | childish, foolhardy, foolish, ill-advised, immature, impolitic, improvident, imprudent, inadvisable, inane, inappropriate, indiscreet, inept, injudicious, misguided, naive, rash, reckless, senseless, short-sighted, silly, thoughtless, undesirable, unfortunate, unintelligent, unsound, witless, ill-considered |
| Antonyms: | responsible, sagacious, thoughtful, wise |
| 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: | obtuse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slow to understand |
| Synonyms: | dense, dopey*, dull*, dumb, insensitive, opaque, stolid, thick, unintelligent, imperceptive, slow on uptake, uncomprehending |
| Antonyms: | bright, intelligent, quick, smart |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | empty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fruitless, ineffective |
| Synonyms: | aimless, banal, barren, cheap, dead, deadpan, devoid, dishonest, dumb, expressionless, fatuous, flat, frivolous, futile, hollow, idle, ignorant, inane, ineffectual, inexpressive, insincere, insipid, jejune, meaningless, nugatory, otiose, paltry, petty, purposeless, senseless, silly, trivial, unintelligent, unreal, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, vacuous, vain, valueless, vapid, worthless |
| Antonyms: | abundant, copious, effective, fruitful, productive, sufficient |
| Main Entry: | vacant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absent-minded; expressionless |
| Synonyms: | abstracted, blank, daydreaming, deadpan, dreaming, dreamy, empty-headed*, foolish, idle, inane, inexpressive, silly, stupid, thoughtless, unintelligent, unthinking, vacuous, vapid, witless, incurious, unexpressive |
| Antonyms: | aware, cognizant, comprehending |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | simple |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | feeble-minded; not intelligent |
| Synonyms: | amateur, asinine, backward, brainless, credulous, dense, dull, dumb, fat, feeble, foolish, green*, gullible, half-witted, idiotic, ignorant, illiterate, imbecile, inane, inexperienced, inexpert, insensate, mindless, moronic, obtuse, senseless, shallow, silly, slow, soft, stupid, thick, uneducated, unintelligent, witless, dimwitted, nitwitted, simple-minded, soft-headed |
| Antonyms: | aware, intelligent, smart, on-the-ball |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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