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  • dumb

    ability, property

  • dull

    characteristic, character trait

  • foolish

    behaviour, mental condition

  • doltish

    ability, obtuse

  • senseless

    mental condition, foolish

  • unintelligent

    mental condition, obtuse

  • obtuse

    ability, unintelligent

  • silly

    foolish, mental condition

  • thick

    ability, obtuse

  • idiotic

    foolish, unintelligent

  • nonsensical

    foolish, absurd

  • dense

    ability, unintelligent

  • witless

    foolish, irrational

  • dopey

    action, thick

  • absurd

    property, senseless

  • asinine

    property, inane

  • slow

    character trait, dull

  • brainless

    unintelligent, irresponsible

  • daft

    property

  • simple

    mental condition, property

  • mindless

    unintelligent, irresponsible

  • fatuous

    inane

  • dim

    thick, irresponsible

  • inane

    ridiculous, irresponsible

  • imbecilic

    irresponsible

  • dolt

    meathead

  • thickheaded

    thick

  • crazy

    thick, senseless

  • ludicrous

    inane

  • unthinking

    improvident

  • moronic

  • dazed

    stupefied

  • imbecile

    idiot, moron

  • stupefied

  • unwise

  • ridiculous

    senseless, inane

  • preposterous

    absurd

  • insane

    senseless, inane

  • inept

    irrational

  • pointless

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  1. stupidadjective

    Synonyms:
    stupidy, dumb

  2. stupidadjective

    A stupid person; a fool.

    Because it’s a big stupid jellyfish!

    Synonyms:
    dumb, stupidy

  3. stupidadjective

    To the point of stupor.

    Neurobiology bores me stupid.

    Synonyms:
    dumb, stupidy

  4. stupidadjective

    Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.

    Synonyms:
    stupidy, dumb

  5. stupidadjective

    Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.

    Synonyms:
    dumb, stupidy

  6. stupidadjective

    Amazing.

    That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!

    Synonyms:
    stupidy, dumb

  7. stupidadjective

    damn, annoying, darn

    I fell over the stupid wire.

    Synonyms:
    stupidy, dumb

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  1. 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, wild

    Antonyms:
    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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  1. stupid

    Synonyms:
    dull, senseless, stolid, doltish, besotted, insensate, obtuse, prosy, addlepated, dull witted

    Antonyms:
    quick, sharp, bright, sensible, sagacious, penetrating, clever

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  1. 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, dolt

    Antonyms:
    canny, clearheaded, shrewd, cagy, astute, streetwise, clever, street smart, smart, clear-thinking, with-it, cagey, sharp

  2. 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

  3. 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»

    Antonyms:
    street smart, smart, cagey, clearheaded, with-it, shrewd, clear-thinking, canny, streetwise, cagy, sharp, astute, clever

  4. 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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  1. butt head

    not smart

    you are a butt head

    Submitted by acronimous on January 11, 2018  

  2. débil

    Submitted by anonymous on July 5, 2020  

  3. lumpashous

    lacking of knowledge; being stupid

    ‘stop being so lumpashous’

    Submitted by acronimous on February 23, 2014  

  4. reverberatedadjective

    being dumb

    an idiot

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  1. stupidadjective

    Synonyms:
    senseless, witless, dull, obtuse, foolish, DAFT, sluggish, insensible, brutish, insensate, muddy, muddy-brained, muddy-headed, slow of apprehension, void of understanding

  2. stupidadjective

    Synonyms:
    unentertaining, prosaic, pointless, prosy, flat, heavy, insipid, tame, vapid, bald, uninteresting, humdrum

  3. stupidadjective

    Synonyms:
    stupefied, drowsy, torpid, heavy, comatose, lethargic, morbidly sleepy

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  1. 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, insensible

    Antonyms:
    shrewd, sharp, apt, spirited, lively, exciting, interesting

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  1. 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

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  1. Urban Meyer:

    I just apologized to the team and staff for being a distraction, it was stupid. So I explained everything that happened, owned it. It’s stupid. I should not have Urban Meyer in that kind of position.

  2. Joe Rogan:

    I certainly would never want to offend someone for entertainment with something as stupid as racism.

  3. National Security Advisor John Bolton:

    Lopez Obrador is not stupid, so he will try to get along with Mr. Trump, i think Mr. Trump knows that Mexico is better as a friend than hostile, but I don’t think Mr. Lopez Obrador will shake hands with Trump. I think he will never be together in the same picture.

  4. Antonio Guterres:

    A terrorist would be very stupid if instead of coming with a well-prepared false passport( and) taking a plane into Europe through a legal channel, he would have to pay thousands of dollars to smugglers for a boat that can sink, and come into a reception center where he would be finger-printed, and then to start walking through different borders…, to get finally where they( want to be).

  5. Simon Johnsen Johnsen:

    I’m not stupid, I know the risk. And yes, it was a close call, and I could have lost my life and everything. But there is still so much work and help needed in Ukraine.


Translations for stupid

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  • 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
  • Chinese

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  • 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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OCTOBER 26, 1985

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

Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

I’m hard-pressed to think of a POSITIVE word for «stupid». How could being stupid be a good thing? (Well, it might be good for me for someone else to be stupid, so that I can defeat him in some competition or take advantage of him, but it’s not good for him.)

The closest to a postive word that I can think of is «simple». Like you might say, «Yeah, yeah, you have all these complex arguments, but I’m a simple guy, it just seems to me that …» «Simple» is sometimes used when you want to say that another person is being too clever, perhaps making something more complicated than it needs to be, or is trying to fool others by using fancy language to cover up a fallacy.

A common euphemism is «slow». As in, «We’ll be offerring tutoring sessions to help the slow students pass this class.» When I was in school it was common to talk about the smart kids as «gifted students» and the dumb kids as «slow students». I don’t know if these terms are still common.

Another euphemism was that class for less-smart kids were called «special education», and so the kids were called «special».

You could use «silly» or «cute» in some contexts.

But in general, I’d avoid looking for any word that means anything remotely like «stupid» if you’re trying to keep a conversation friendly. Maybe there’s a word in Spanish that would be perceived in a friendly way, but I don’t think there’s such a word in English. You can try to make it less offensive by using euphemisms, but it’s still an insult.

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