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Definition: being a dunderhead

What is a dunder, and why do we use this word to insult people in a somewhat mild fashion? Alas, this is but one more unknowable in a long line of things that etymology has not yet figured out. It may come from the Dutch word for “thunder” (donder), but no one is sure about that. What we are sure about is that there are a great number of words for “stupid” or “stupid person” ending in —headed or head. A partial list includes the following: airhead, beefheaded, beetleheaded, blockhead, bonehead, bullhead, bubblehead, buffle-headed, butthead, chucklehead, deadhead, fathead, flathead, hammerhead, heavy-headed, idleheaded, ironhead, jolt-headed, jughead, knucklehead, loggerheaded, lunkhead, meathead, muddlehead, pinhead, pinheaded, ramhead, saphead, sheepheaded, sheepshead, thickhead, and wooden-headed.

Thus I pass away the time, and this lulls me on to drudge on the end of the Chapter with this Dunderheaded Master of mine, who to my knowledge is more a Madman than a Knight.
— Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote (anon. trans.), 1703

Definition: stupid, silly

Here we have a lovely example of a word which began its life (in our language, at least) with a figurative meaning, and only took on a literal one after more than a century of use. Anserine comes from the Latin anser, meaning «goose.» The word is indeed used on occasion to mean «resembling a goose,» but the ‘silly as a goose’ sense preceded this by a considerable length of time.

I am not of such anserin stupidity, but that I could make as ignominions at reorsion upon my adversary.
— John Menzies, Roma Mendax, 1675

Definition: a stupid, slow-witted, or obtuse person

The original meaning of blinkard was “one that blinks with or as if with weak eyes,” which soon added the pejorative meaning listed above. If you are a person who blinks often please accept our apologies for the English language, which can on occasion be needlessly cruel.

Poore foolish Blinkard, Beads-man vnto Christ,

For restitution of long lacked sight,

I maruaile what they fancie so inticte,

To be desirous of this lothsome light?
— Samuel Nicholson, Acolastus his After-witte, 1600

Definition: complete or utter ignorance

Ignoration is not just a fancified word for «ignorance,» but also refers specifically to «an act or action of ignoring.»

I haue compleyned before of the ignorance of Greik, & Latine tounges, the Ignoration whereof, no doute, hes moued vs a great part of this busines, specialie hauing to do with men that vnderstandeth not the proprietie of them.
— George Hay, The Confutation of the Abbote of Crosraguels Masse, 1563

Definition: stupid and confused, mixed up, or eccentric

The pate portion of addlepated comes from an older word for «head,» in use since Middle English, and of uncertain origin. The addle portion may be traced back to the Old English word adela, meaning “filth, filthy or foul-smelling place.” As an adjective addle first had the meaning of “foul smelling and putrid” (specifically said of an egg), and later came to mean “confused or muddled.”

Those who belong to Madam Luna, as Hawkers of Almanacks and Pamphlets, Huntsmen, Ostridge-Catchers, Falkoners, Couriers, Salt-carriers, Lunaticks, Maggotty Fools, Crackbrain’d Coxcombs, Addle|pated Frantic Wights, Giddy Whimsical Foplings, Exchange-Brokers, Post-boys, Footboys, Tennis Court-keepers-Boys, Glassmongers, Light-horse, Watermen, Mariners, Messengers, Rakers and Glea|ners, will not long stay in a place this year.
— François Rabelais, The Fifth Book of the Works of Francis Rabelis (trans. by P. M.), 1694

Definition: exhibiting or characterized by nescience: ignorant, agnostic

Nescient, science, and omniscient (“having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight”) all share a root: each comes in part from the Latin word scire, meaning “to know.” Nescience, then, is «lack of knowledge or awareness.»

True it is that he offends more hainously, that sins through knowledge, then he that slips through Ignorance: but we may not therefore flie to Ignorance for an excuse: for ’tis one thing to be [H] nescient, ano|ther to be wilfully Ignorant.
— Robert Dyer, The Christian’s Theorico-Practicon, 1633

Definition: an act of foolishness or stupidity

Bêtise came to English from the French word bête, which has the meaning in that language of «idiot,» or, more literally, «beast» (the literal meaning of bête is the one found in the term bête noire). In addition to an act of stupidity, bêtise may refer to stupidity or ignorance in general.

«I assure you,» said she «I was only tormenting you a little, and you must own you deserve that; but you can’t suppose I meant half what I said; that is a bêtise I can’t conceive you guilty of.”
— Susan Ferrier, Marriage 1818

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slow
sluggish
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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

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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.

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What is another word for “stupid”? Learn useful synonyms for “stupid” to expand your English vocabulary with example sentences and pictures.

Stupid Synonym

Stupid Definition and Examples

Meaning of Stupid: A person who is ignorant of a subject and of all things in general with the added inability to learn. It is not used in polite company.

Examples:

“He was so stupid that after repeated explanation he was not able to grasp the simple concept.”
“It was the action of a stupid individual that caused the eventual catastrophe.”
“Though an uneducated man, Chavez was not a stupid one.”

Other Words for “Stupid”

Popular synonyms for “stupid”.

Idiot
Fool
Ass
Halfwit
Dunce
Dolt
Ignoramus
Cretin
Moron
Imbecile
Simpleton
Dope
Lummox
Knuckle-dragger
Dipstick
Schlub
Ninny
Nincompoop
Chump
Dimwit
Dumbo
Dummy
Dum-dum
Loon
Dork
Sap
Jackass
Blockhead
Thickhead
Meathead
Meatball
Dodo
Jughead
Bonehead
Knucklehead
Fathead
Numbskull
Numbnuts
Dumb-ass
Doofus
Clod
Dunderhead
Ditz
Wooden-head
Airhead
Pinhead
Silly goose
Turkey

Huge list of 180+ different words to use instead of “stupid”.

Absurd
Airhead
Awkward
Backward
Balmy
Barmy
Batty
Blind
Block-headed
Bloody
Blunt
Bonehead
Boneheaded
Boring
Bovine
Brainless
Childish
Clod
Cloddish
Cockeyed
Confused
Coot
Crackpot
Crass
Crazy
Credulous
Cretin
Crossbow
Cuckoo
Daffy
Daft
Dazed
Deficient
Delayed
Dense
Dim
Dim-witted
Dippy
Dizzy
Dolt
Doltish
Dope
Dopey
Dotard
Dotty
Douche
Dozy
Dry
Dull
Dullard
Dull-witted
Dumb
Dumb-ass
Dumbbell
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Dummy
Dunce
Empty
Empty-headed
Farcical
Fat
Fatheaded
Fatuous
Feeble-minded
Flat
Fool
Foolish
Frivolous
Funny
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Goofball
Goofing
Goofy
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Gullible
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Half-baked
Half-witted
Harebrained
Hare-brained
Heavy
Ho-hum
Humdrum
Idiot
Idiotic
Ignorant
Ill-advised
Illogical
Imbecile
Imbecilic
Impoverished
Inane
Inept
Injudicious
Insane
Insensitive
Insipid
Irksome
Irrational
Irresponsible
Jagoff
Jejune
Jerkoff
Jerky
Lame
Laughable
Lean
Lethargic
Light-headed
Loggerhead
Loony
Loser
Ludicrous
Lumpish
Lunatic
Mad
Madcap
Meaningless
Mindless
Miserable
Monotonous
Moronic
Nincompoop
Nonsensical
Nuts
Nutty
Obtuse
Outlandish
Pathetic
Pillock
Pinhead
Pointless
Poor
Preposterous
Prosaic
Rash
Retarded
Ridicule
Ridiculous
Ridiculousness
Risible
Sappy
Screwball
Screwy
Senseless
Shallow
Short-sighted
Silly
Simple
Simpleminded
Simple-minded
Slow
Slow-witted
Sluggish
Soft
Stolid
Stunned
Stupefied
Tedious
Thick
Thickheaded
Thick-headed
Thick-witted
Thoughtless
Tiresome
Torpid
Twit
Unfortunate
Unimaginative
Unintelligent
Uninteresting
Unreasonable
Unthinking
Unwise
Useless
Vacuous
Vapid
Wacky
Weak
Weak-minded
Wild
Witless
Wrong
Zany

“Stupid” Synonyms with Examples

Idiot

For example: Standing there on stage I felt a complete idiot.

Dunce

For example: He used to be a dunce at school.

Dolt

For example: What a donkey, dolt and dunce!

Fool

For example: He is a fool who cannot be angry, but he is a wise man who will not.

Cretin

For example: When your brain burns out altogether, your mouth desengages and you babble like a cretin until she leaves.

Moron

For example: He’s an absolute moron!

Imbecile

For example: What an imbecile that boy is!

Simpleton

For example: She represented her little brother as a simpleton.

Dope

For example: You shouldn’t have told him, you dope!

Ninny

For example: Don’t be such a ninny!

Nincompoop

For example: You’re the nincompoop. The test was postponed anyway.

Chump

For example: The guy’s a chump. I could do a better job myself.

Dimwit

For example: Look where you’re going, dimwit!

Dumbo

For example: Don’t call me a dumbo!

Dummy

For example: The device is not a real bomb but a dummy.

Loon

For example: That guy’s a real loon.

Dork

For example: I feel I am too much of a dork.

Sap

For example: Didn’t you know I was joking, you sap?

Jackass

For example: He a jackass. Nobody likes him.

Blockhead

For example: He is a blockhead, and has no idea about how to express his feelings.

Thickhead

For example: I’ve never heard such thickheaded nonsense!

Meathead

For example: I’m a meathead. I can’t help it, man. You’ve got smart people and you’ve got dumb people.

Bonehead

For example: It was a bonehead mistake, but my family members stood by me.

Knucklehead

For example: Don’t be such a knucklehead.

Numbskull

For example: How were we to know that he was a numbskull?

Doofus

For example: Hurry up, doofus. I don’t have all day.

Clod

For example: Don’t be such a clod!

Airhead

For example: She’s a total airhead!

Pinhead

For example: Jack is one of prime – seeing men in the office. Too bad he’s like the a pinhead.

Silly goose

For example: It is a blind silly goose that comes to the fox’s sermon.

Turkey

For example: His latest movie is a real turkey.

More interesting examples with the word “stupid”

“It’s his own stupid fault his car was stolen?he should have kept it locked.”
“I felt really stupid when I realized what had happened.”
“If he’s stupid enough to walk away, be smart enough to let him go.”
“He spouts a load of pretentious nonsense and people are stupid enough to believe him!”
” I mucked up at the 13th hole and told myself that this was getting stupid.”
“If he’s stupid enough to walk away, be smart enough to let him go.”