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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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.
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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!
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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
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes
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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!»
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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
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How to use stupid in a sentence?
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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.
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Joe Rogan:
I certainly would never want to offend someone for entertainment with something as stupid as racism.
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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.
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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).
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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
- 笨Chinese
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Are we missing a good synonym for stupid?
- 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.
Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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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
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
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
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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.