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Idiotic synonyms

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dippy
Lacking common sense
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  1. Lacking common sense
  2. Not sensible; foolish.
  3. (Slang) Foolish, eccentric, or crazy
thick-witted
Slow-witted; stupid
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  1. Slow-witted; stupid
  2. Alternative form of thickwitted.
  3. Stupid; dull.
dull
Not clear or resonant:
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  1. Not clear or resonant:
  2. Dispirited; depressed:
  3. Not bright, vivid, or shiny:
moronic
Showing foolishness or stupidity.
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  1. Showing foolishness or stupidity.
  2. Exhibiting mild intellectual disability. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
fatuous
Foolish or silly, especially in a smug or self-satisfied way:
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  1. Foolish or silly, especially in a smug or self-satisfied way:
  2. Complacently stupid or inane; silly; foolish
asinine
Of, relating to, or resembling an ass.
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  1. Of, relating to, or resembling an ass.
  2. Of or like an ass; esp., having qualities regarded as characteristic of asses; stupid, silly, obstinate, etc.
  3. Utterly stupid or silly:
dumb
Conspicuously unintelligent; stupid:
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  1. Conspicuously unintelligent; stupid:
  2. Unintentional; haphazard:
  3. Temporarily speechless, as with shock or fear:
absurd
Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate:
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  1. Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate:
  2. Impossible to take seriously; silly:
  3. Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or meaning in human life or in the universe.
foolish
Ridiculous; absurd
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  1. Ridiculous; absurd
  2. Lacking or exhibiting a lack of good sense or judgment; silly:
  3. Capable of arousing laughter; absurd or ridiculous:
harebrained
Having or showing little sense; reckless, flighty, giddy, rash, etc.
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  1. Having or showing little sense; reckless, flighty, giddy, rash, etc.
insane
Intended for use by such persons:
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  1. Intended for use by such persons:
  2. Immoderate; wild:
  3. Characteristic of or associated with persons who are mentally deranged:
lunatic
Of or for people who are mentally deranged.
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  1. Of or for people who are mentally deranged.
  2. Of or for insane persons
  3. Suffering from lunacy; insane
mad
Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas:
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  1. Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas:
  2. (Slang) Excellent; wonderful:
  3. Mentally ill; insane
moronic
Showing foolishness or stupidity.
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  1. Showing foolishness or stupidity.
  2. Exhibiting mild intellectual disability. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
nonsensical
Lacking intelligible meaning:
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  1. Lacking intelligible meaning:
  2. Without sense; unmeaning; absurd; foolish; irrational; preposterous.
  3. Unintelligible, foolish, silly, absurd, etc.
preposterous
(Obs.) With the first last and the last first; inverted
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  1. (Obs.) With the first last and the last first; inverted
  2. So contrary to nature, reason, or common sense as to be laughable; absurd; ridiculous
silly
Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
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  1. Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
  2. Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish.
  3. Having or showing little sense, judgment, or sobriety; foolish, stupid, absurd, ludicrous, irrational, etc.
softheaded
Lacking judgment, realism, or firmness.
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  1. Lacking judgment, realism, or firmness.
  2. Stupid or foolish
tomfool
Extremely foolish or stupid.
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  1. Extremely foolish or stupid.
  2. Foolish, stupid, or silly
unearthly
(Informal) Fantastic, outlandish, absurd, etc.
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  1. (Informal) Fantastic, outlandish, absurd, etc.
  2. Ridiculous, ludicrous, or outrageous.
  3. Unnaturally strange and frightening.
zany
Comical in an extravagantly ludicrous or slapstick manner
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  1. Comical in an extravagantly ludicrous or slapstick manner
  2. Unusual and bizarre in a funny, comical way; outlandish; clownish
  3. Foolish or crazy
cockeyed
Intoxicated; drunk.
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  1. Intoxicated; drunk.
  2. (Slang) Tilted to one side; crooked; awry
  3. Silly; ridiculous; foolish
crazy
Insane; lunatic; demented.
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  1. Insane; lunatic; demented.
  2. Intensely involved or preoccupied:
  3. In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
loony
(Of a person) insane
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  1. (Of a person) insane
  2. Mentally deranged; crazy.
  3. Crazy; demented
loopy
Confused; befuddled
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  1. Confused; befuddled
  2. Befuddled or disoriented:
  3. Crazy or eccentric:
balmy
Pleasantly warm and breezy
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  1. Pleasantly warm and breezy
  2. Having the qualities of balm; soothing, fragrant, etc.
  3. (Chiefly Brit., Slang) Crazy or foolish
dopey
Mentally slow or confused; lethargic or stupid
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  1. Mentally slow or confused; lethargic or stupid
  2. Stupid; doltish:
  3. Silly, ridiculous, etc.
jerky
(Slang) Foolish; silly:
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  1. (Slang) Foolish; silly:
  2. Characterized or moving by jerks; making sudden starts and stops or spasmodic movements
  3. Characterized by jerks or jerking:
sappy
(Slang) Foolish or silly, often, specif., in an overly sentimental way
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  1. (Slang) Foolish or silly, often, specif., in an overly sentimental way
  2. (US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)
  3. (Slang) Silly or foolish.
wacky
(Slang) Erratic, eccentric, or irrational; zany
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  1. (Slang) Erratic, eccentric, or irrational; zany
  2. Eccentric or irrational:
  3. Crazy; silly:
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Sentence Examples

  • Let them do the idiotic and maniacal hooting for men.

  • It's all nonsense, all rubbish--those discussions which lead to nothing and all those idiotic societies!

  • In April 1718 fresh confessions were extorted from Alexius, now utterly broken and half idiotic with fright.

  • The other, whose appearance particularly struck Pierre, was a long, lank, round-shouldered, fair-haired man, slow in his movements and with an idiotic expression of face.

  • An appropriation of $2500 per annum was made for training ten idiot children under Dr Howe's supervision, and by degrees the value of his School for Idiotic and Feeble-minded Youths, which, starting in South Boston, was in 1890 removed to Waltham, was generally appreciated.

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