- dull
- dumb
- foolish
- futile
- ill-advised
- irrelevant
- laughable
- ludicrous
- naive
- senseless
- shortsighted
- simple
- trivial
- dummy
- loser
- rash
- thick
- unintelligent
- brainless
- dazed
- deficient
- dense
- dim
- doltish
- dopey
- gullible
- half-baked
- half-witted
- idiotic
- imbecilic
- inane
- indiscreet
- insensate
- meaningless
- mindless
- moronic
- nonsensical
- obtuse
- out to lunch
- pointless
- puerile
- simpleminded
- slow
- sluggish
- stolid
- stupefied
- thick-headed
- unthinking
- witless
On this page you’ll find 145 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stupid, such as: dull, dumb, foolish, futile, ill-advised, and irrelevant.
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The adjective stupid implies natural slowness or dullness of intellect, or, sometimes, a benumbed or dazed state of mind; it is also used to mean foolish or silly: He was rendered stupid by a blow; It is stupid to do such a thing. Foolish implies a lack of common sense or good judgment or, sometimes, a weakness of mind: a foolish decision; The child seems foolish. Fatuous implies being not only foolish, dull, and vacant in mind, but complacent and highly self-satisfied as well: fatuous and self-important; fatuous answers. Silly denotes extreme and conspicuous foolishness; it may also refer to pointlessness of jokes, remarks, etc.: silly and senseless behavior; a perfectly silly statement. Inane applies to silliness that is notably lacking in content, sense, or point: inane questions that leave one with no reply. Asinine originally meant like an ass; it applies to witlessly stupid conversations or conduct and suggests a lack of social grace or perception: He failed to notice the reaction to his asinine remarks.
How to use stupid in a sentence
Stupid things puns—made one myself then, though—just like me.
FRANK FAIRLEGHFRANK E. SMEDLEY
Stupid you were when you stole things out of my book—could you not guess that I might have read my own books?
CREDITORS; PARIAHAUGUST STRINDBERG
Stupid you were when you thought yourself cleverer than me, and when you thought that I could be lured into becoming a thief.
CREDITORS; PARIAHAUGUST STRINDBERG
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WORDS RELATED TO STUPID
- batty
- campy
- crazy
- daffy
- dippy
- flaky
- fooling around
- foolish
- for grins
- freaky
- gagged up
- goofy
- idiotic
- illogical
- inane
- incongruous
- irrational
- jokey
- joshing
- laughable
- loony
- ludicrous
- nonsensical
- nutty
- off the wall
- preposterous
- sappy
- screwy
- silly
- stupid
- tomfool
- unreasonable
- wacky
- absurd
- cretinous
- daft
- foolish
- half-witted
- idiotic
- inane
- moronic
- silly
- sophomoric
- stupid
- arrested
- behind
- checked
- delayed
- dense
- dull
- feeble-minded
- imbecile
- late
- moronic
- sluggish
- stupid
- subnormal
- tardy
- underdeveloped
- underprivileged
- undeveloped
- absurd
- bugged out
- cracked
- crazed
- crazy
- daft
- deranged
- dotty
- foolish
- harebrained
- idiotic
- loony
- mentally incompetent
- moronic
- nuts
- nutty
- odd
- potty
- preposterous
- silly
- stupid
- wacky
- blah
- bland
- bromidic
- clichéd
- common
- conventional
- cornball
- cornfed
- corny
- dull as dishwater
- dumb
- everyday
- flat
- hackneyed
- ho-hum
- hokey
- humdrum
- insipid
- mundane
- noplace
- nothing
- nowhere
- old hat
- ordinary
- pabulum
- pedestrian
- platitudinous
- square
- stale
- stereotyped
- stock
- stupid
- tired
- tripe
- trite
- unimaginative
- unoriginal
- vapid
- watery
- wishy-washy
- zero
- deadpan
- dull
- empty
- fruitless
- hollow
- immobile
- impassive
- inane
- inexpressive
- inscrutable
- lifeless
- masklike
- meaningless
- noncommittal
- poker-faced
- stiff
- stupid
- uncommunicative
- unexpressive
- vacant
- vacuous
- vague
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How does the adjective stupid contrast with its synonyms?
Some common synonyms of stupid are crass, dense, dull, and dumb. While all these words mean «lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions,» stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary.
stupid students just keeping the seats warm
When is it sensible to use crass instead of stupid?
The words crass and stupid are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, crass suggests a grossness of mind precluding discrimination or delicacy.
a crass, materialistic people
When can dense be used instead of stupid?
Although the words dense and stupid have much in common, dense implies a thickheaded imperviousness to ideas.
When is dull a more appropriate choice than stupid?
While in some cases nearly identical to stupid, dull suggests a slow or sluggish mind such as results from disease, depression, or shock.
monotonous work that leaves the mind dull
In what contexts can dumb take the place of stupid?
In some situations, the words dumb and stupid are roughly equivalent. However, dumb applies to an exasperating obtuseness or lack of comprehension.
too dumb to figure out what’s going on
What is another word for Stupid?
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dumb
ability, property
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dull
characteristic, character trait
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foolish
behaviour, mental condition
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doltish
ability, obtuse
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senseless
mental condition, foolish
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unintelligent
mental condition, obtuse
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obtuse
ability, unintelligent
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silly
foolish, mental condition
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thick
ability, obtuse
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idiotic
foolish, unintelligent
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nonsensical
foolish, absurd
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dense
ability, unintelligent
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witless
foolish, irrational
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dopey
action, thick
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absurd
property, senseless
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asinine
property, inane
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slow
character trait, dull
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brainless
unintelligent, irresponsible
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daft
property
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simple
mental condition, property
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mindless
unintelligent, irresponsible
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fatuous
inane
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dim
thick, irresponsible
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inane
ridiculous, irresponsible
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imbecilic
irresponsible
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dolt
meathead
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thickheaded
thick
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crazy
thick, senseless
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ludicrous
inane
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unthinking
improvident
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moronic
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dazed
stupefied
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imbecile
idiot, moron
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stupefied
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unwise
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ridiculous
senseless, inane
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preposterous
absurd
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insane
senseless, inane
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inept
irrational
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pointless
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Наблюдая за тем, как люди общаются на английском в Интернете, мы сделали одно открытие – слово «stupid» (дурак, тупой) пользуется огромной популярностью, причем его применяют не только к людям. Нет конца списка вещей или людей, называемых stupid в устной и письменной речи, например:
- The government and parliament are stupid. – правительство и парламент глупы.
- All the girls are stupid. – все девушки глупые.
- April Fool’s Day is boring and stupid. – первое апреля — глупый и скучный праздник.
- Reading is stupid. – чтение бессмысленно.
- Classical and pop-music is stupid. – классическая и поп-музыка дурацкая.
- Riding a horse is stupid. – кататься на лошади глупо.
Странно, почему англо-язычные люди используют именно stupid, тогда как английский язык богат десятками слов, выражающих различные степени и оттенки глупости (stupidity).
Для начала рассмотрим значение самого слова «stupid». Некоторые расценивают его как антоним слова intelligent (умный), но на самом деле это неверно. Intelligent people (умные/интеллигентные люди) часто говорят и делают stupid things (глупости).
Слово «Stupid» происходит от латинского прилагательного stupidus, которое в свою очередь происходит от латинского глагола stupere, «быть ошеломленным или оцепеневшим». Английское «stupid» все еще используется в данном значении, например, человек может быть stupid (оцепенеть) от удара по голове, “stupid with grief” (ошеломлен или удручен горем), “stupid with sleep” (заторможенным от сна) “stupid from lack of sleep” (от недосыпа) или “stupid with drink” (одурманенный алкоголем). В этом контексте stupidity (глупость) является временным явлением. Оно вызвано ослабленной способностью думать и реагировать нормально.
Но чаще всего, в устной речи, когда слово stupid применяется к человеку, оно означает “медленное умственное восприятие.” Человек, которого называют stupid, попросту тупой (slow-witted), мозг которого не способен быстро переваривать информацию. Если stupid применяется к предметам, вещам или понятиям, значит, они скучны (dull), неинтересны (uninteresting) или необдуманны (ill-considered).
Синонимы слова stupid
Существует множество синонимов слову stupid. Если необходимо отметить ошибочное или необдуманное, в серьезных обсуждениях, литературы, личных отношений и общественных дел используются следующие слова:
- Unintelligent – невежественный
- Foolish – глупый, безрассудный, нелепый
- Vacuous – праздный, пустой, бессодержательный
- Vapid – скучный, неинтересный
- Obtuse – тупой, бестолковый
- Nonsensical – бессмысленный, нелепый, тупой
- Unwise – неблагоразумный, неразумный
- Injudicious – необдуманный, неразумный
- Inane – пустой, глупый
- Absurd – абсурдный, нелепый
- Fatuous – дурацкий, глупый, бессмысленный
- Asinine – глупый, упрямый, ослиный
- Unthinking – легкомысленный, необдуманный
- ill-advised – опрометчивый, неразумный, необдуманный
- ill-considered – неразумный, непродуманный
- ludicrous – нелепый, смешной, курьезный
- ridiculous – нелепый, смехотворный
- laughable – забавный, смешной
- risible – смешной, смехотворный
Некоторые слова, приемлемые для разговорной речи, считаются неприемлемыми для формальной, потому что они когда-то использовались для описания различных умственных отклонений, например:
- idiotic – идиотский, дурацкий
- imbecilic – имбецильный
- moronic – слабоумный, идиотский
- cretinous – идиотский, слабоумный, кретинический
Примечание: слова ignorant и dumb также используются в разговорной речи для обозначения «слабоумный», но это неудачный выбор. Каждый может быть ignorant (грубый, невоспитанный, темный, неотесанный) в некоторых областях, т.е. основное значение ignorant – недостаточные знания. Аналогично, dumb также обладает значением, не имеющим отношения к умственным способностям – это «неспособность говорить». Интеллигентный, хорошо осведомленный человек также может по какой-то причине и на какое-то время стать немым, потерять дар речи, хотя бы в переносном смысле.
Некоторые слова, подразумевающие замедленное мышление, также несут в себе значение смехотворности и пренебрежения:
- dense – глупый или тупой
- doltish – придурковатый или тупой
- thick, thickheaded – тупоголовый
- dim, dimwitted – недалекий, тупоголовый, тупой
- dopey – глупый, тупой, вялый
- dozy – ленивый, тупой
- pea-brained – бестолковый, безмозглый
- half-witted – полоумный
- brain-dead – рассеянный, глупый
- bone-headed – дурацкий, тупой
- daft – слабоумный, безрассудный
- crazy – сумасшедший
- cracked – выживший из ума, помешанный
- half-baked – придурковатый
- dimwitted – тупоголовый, неумный
- cockeyed – бестолковый, дурацкий
- harebrained – бездумный, с куриными мозгами
- lamebrained – тупой, глупый
- nutty – психованный, помешанный
- batty cuckoo – тронутый, спятивший
- simple-minded – простодушный, глуповатый
- loony – полоумный, сумасшедший
- loopy – чокнутый
И, наконец, несколько прилагательных обозначают глупость без смехотворности, хотя бы в кругу друзей. Вот они:
- daft – спятивший, свихнувшийся
- dopey – одурманенный
- dozy – ленивый, тупой
- scatter-brained – ветреный, рассеянный, легкомысленный
- nutty – рехнувшийся
- batty – тронутый, сумасшедший
- cuckoo – глупец, разиня
- loony – полоумный, сумасшедший
- loopy – чокнутый
P.S. Хотя в английском языке такой потрясающий выбор слов, касающихся слабоумия, очень часто STUPID – это единственное слово, приносящее настоящее удовлетворение, и в полной мере отражающее настроение говорящего.
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stupidadjective
Synonyms:
stupidy, dumb -
stupidadjective
A stupid person; a fool.
Because it’s a big stupid jellyfish!
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dumb, stupidy -
stupidadjective
To the point of stupor.
Neurobiology bores me stupid.
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dumb, stupidy -
stupidadjective
Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.
Synonyms:
stupidy, dumb -
stupidadjective
Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.
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dumb, stupidy -
stupidadjective
Amazing.
That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!
Synonyms:
stupidy, dumb -
stupidadjective
damn, annoying, darn
I fell over the stupid wire.
Synonyms:
stupidy, dumb
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stupid
That is absurd which is contrary to the first principles of reasoning; as, that a part should be greater than the whole is absurd. A paradoxical statement appears at first thought contradictory or absurd, while it may be really true. Anything is irrational when clearly contrary to sound reason, foolish when contrary to practical good sense, silly when petty and contemptible in its folly, erroneous when containing error that vitiates the result, unreasonable when there seems a perverse bias or an intent to go wrong. Monstrous and preposterous refer to what is overwhelmingly absurd; as, «O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two,» Shakespeare 1 King Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4. The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic’s claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical. Compare INCONGRUOUS.
Synonyms:
absurd, anomalous, chimerical, erroneous, false, foolish, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, inconclusive, incorrect, infatuated, irrational, ludicrous, mistaken, monstrous, nonsensical, paradoxical, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, unreasonable, wildAntonyms:
certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise
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stupid
Synonyms:
dull, senseless, stolid, doltish, besotted, insensate, obtuse, prosy, addlepated, dull wittedAntonyms:
quick, sharp, bright, sensible, sagacious, penetrating, clever
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stupid, stupid person, stupe, dullard, dolt, pudding head, pudden-head, poor fish, pillockadjective
a person who is not very bright
«The economy, stupid!»
Synonyms:
dullard, pillock, stupid person, stupe, pudden-head, pudding head, bore, poor fish, doltAntonyms:
canny, clearheaded, shrewd, cagy, astute, streetwise, clever, street smart, smart, clear-thinking, with-it, cagey, sharp -
stupidadjective
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
Synonyms:
unintelligent, stunned, dazed, stupefied, stupid(p)Antonyms:
clear-thinking, smart, cagey, sharp, street smart, clearheaded, streetwise, clever, astute, canny, shrewd, cagy, with-it -
dazed, stunned, stupefied, stupid(p)adjective
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
«he had a dazed expression on his face»; «lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow»; «was stupid from fatigue»
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street smart, smart, cagey, clearheaded, with-it, shrewd, clear-thinking, canny, streetwise, cagy, sharp, astute, clever -
unintelligent, stupidadjective
lacking intelligence
«a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers»
Synonyms:
unintelligent, stunned, stupefied, dazed, stupid(p)Antonyms:
canny, clear-thinking, cagy, shrewd, street smart, cagey, with-it, clever, sharp, astute, smart, streetwise, clearheaded
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butt head
not smart
you are a butt head
Submitted by acronimous on January 11, 2018
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débil
Submitted by anonymous on July 5, 2020
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lumpashous
lacking of knowledge; being stupid
‘stop being so lumpashous’
Submitted by acronimous on February 23, 2014
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reverberatedadjective
being dumb
an idiot
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stupidadjective
Synonyms:
senseless, witless, dull, obtuse, foolish, DAFT, sluggish, insensible, brutish, insensate, muddy, muddy-brained, muddy-headed, slow of apprehension, void of understanding -
stupidadjective
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unentertaining, prosaic, pointless, prosy, flat, heavy, insipid, tame, vapid, bald, uninteresting, humdrum -
stupidadjective
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stupefied, drowsy, torpid, heavy, comatose, lethargic, morbidly sleepy
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stupidadjective
Synonyms:
dull, stolid, obtuse, sluggish, inept, bovine, beef-witted, beetle-headed, besotted, fat-witted, doltish, undiscerning, prosaic, vapid, prosy, humdrum, uninspiring tame, lethargic, comatose, stupefied, torpid, insensibleAntonyms:
shrewd, sharp, apt, spirited, lively, exciting, interesting
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List of paraphrases for «stupid»:
silly, dumb, foolish, idiot, beast, idiotic, fool, idiots, daft, ridiculous, moron, stupid-ass, stupidity, dom, jerk, imbecile, retarded, asinine, witless, retard, moronic, absurd, siily, mindless, twit, injudicious, jackass, bullshit, dummy, punchy, crazy
How to pronounce stupid?
How to say stupid in sign language?
How to use stupid in a sentence?
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Klay Thompson:
Oh man, poor guy. Just trying to get some good content, you play stupid games, you get rewarded stupid prizes.
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Chris Farley:
People see me and they go, ‘Help! A big, stupid, stinky, smelly, ugly ogre! I’m so scared!’ And they judge me before they even know me.
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Helen Blandin:
We know where the evil is coming from. This is war from the opposition, but I am loyal to my revolution. Even if they call us ignorant, even if they call us stupid, it doesn’t matter.
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Arthur Caplan:
I think it’s ludicrously stupid, you’d probably be charged with homicide if you chop somebody’s head off before they’re dead.
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John Wayne:
Life is hard; it’s harder if you’re stupid
Translations for stupid
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- domAfrikaans
- غبيArabic
- axmaqAzerbaijani
- дурны, глупыBelarusian
- тъп, глупавBulgarian
- মূর্খBengali
- bèstia, estúpid, toixCatalan, Valencian
- hloupýCzech
- глоупъOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- twpWelsh
- dumDanish
- blöd, dumm, doof, blGerman
- βλάκας, ανόητος, ηλίθιοςGreek
- stultaEsperanto
- gilí, menso, estúpido, estupefacto, pendejoSpanish
- loll, rumal, nõmeEstonian
- کودن, احمقPersian
- typerä, tyhmäFinnish
- stupide, bêteFrench
- dúrIrish
- baoghalta, doilleir, amaideach, gòrachScottish Gaelic
- מטופש, טִיפֵּשHebrew
- नासमझ, मूर्खHindi
- butaHungarian
- հիմար, դանդալոշArmenian
- dungu, bebal, geblek, bodoh, goblok, tolol, sontoloyoIndonesian
- stupidaIdo
- heimskurIcelandic
- stupido, stupefatto, scemoItalian
- מְטוּפָּשׁHebrew
- サイコー, イカす, カッコイイ, シブい, 愚か, 馬鹿, 馬鹿げた, ダサい, 間抜け, 愚かなJapanese
- bodho, sontoloyo, goblogJavanese
- სულელიGeorgian
- ақылсыз, дүлей, мисызKazakh
- ឆោតល្ងង់Khmer
- ದಡ್ಡKannada
- 어리석다, 어리석은Korean
- gockiCornish
- келесоо, акмакKyrgyz
- stupidus, stupide, stultusLatin
- ຕຶບ, ຊ້າ, ຈ້າ, ປຶLao
- kvailasLithuanian
- stulbs, muļķīgs, dumjšLatvian
- глупавMacedonian
- мохооMongolian
- palui, bebal, tongong, sementung, goblok, baghal, bongok, bangang, dungu, pusung, ahmak, congong, bingung, songor, bahlul, dongok, bodoh, bengap, jahil, pongah, tolol, pandik, dogol, bongak, benak, hamikMalay
- မိုက်, တုံးတာ, တုံး, နBurmese
- idioot, domme, stomme, onverstandig, onverstandige, dom, idiote, stomDutch
- dumNorwegian
- głupiPolish
- estupendo, estupidamente, estúpido, estupidificadoPortuguese
- stupid, prostRomanian
- тупоумный, неумный, глупый, дурнойRussian
- मूर्ख, मूढ, निर्बुद्धि, अज्ञानSanskrit
- zatupljujući, тупоуман, tupouman, глу̑п, glȗp, блесав, blesav, тупоглав, tupoglavSerbo-Croatian
- මොට්ටSinhala, Sinhalese
- hlúpySlovak
- butast, glup, neumen, trapastSlovene
- budallaAlbanian
- bénoSundanese
- omtöcknad, dumSwedish
- முட்டாள்Tamil
- తెలివితక్కువ, బుద్ధిలేని, తెలివి లేనిTelugu
- беақл, аблаҳона, нодон, аҳмақTajik
- โง่Thai
- gagal, samsyk, akylsyzTurkmen
- tanga, boboTagalog
- aptal, ahmaklar, ahmak, bön, salakTurkish
- ахмакTatar
- глупий, дурнийUkrainian
- ناسمجھ, بے وقوف, مورکھUrdu
- ahmoqUzbek
- ngu, ngu ngốc, ngốc nghếchVietnamese
- loigne, biesseWalloon
- 笨Chinese
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