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English Synonyms and Antonyms
dumb
Dumb, mute, silent and speechless refer to fact or state; taciturn refers to habit and disposition. The talkative person may be stricken dumb with surprise or terror; the obstinate may remain mute; one may be silent through preoccupation of mind or of set purpose; but the taciturn person is averse to the utterance of thought or feeling and to communication with others, either from natural disposition or for the occasion. One who is silent does not speak at all; one who is taciturn speaks when compelled, but in a grudging way that repels further approach. Reserved suggests more of method and intention than taciturn, applying often to some special time or topic; one who is communicative regarding all else may be reserved about his business. Reserved is thus closely equivalent to uncommunicative, but is a somewhat stronger word, often suggesting pride or haughtiness, as when we say one is reserved toward inferiors. Compare PRIDE.
Synonyms:
close, mute, reserved, reticent, silent, speechless, taciturn, uncommunicativeAntonyms:
communicative, free, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, unreserved
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Princeton's WordNet
dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slowadjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
"so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"
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vague, ho-hum, muted, sluggish, subdued, deadening, faint, mute, slow, thudding, boring, dense, irksome, black, silent, wispy, heavy, dim, purblind, muffled, tedious, impenetrable, dull, dimmed, speechless, shadowy, tiresome, softened, bleak, thick, wearisome, obtuse, leadenAntonyms:
smart, articulatespeechless, dumbadjective
temporarily incapable of speaking
"struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"
Synonyms:
mute, dull, obtuse, silent, dense, dim, speechless, slowAntonyms:
articulate, smartdumbadjective
lacking the power of human speech
"dumb animals"
Synonyms:
mute, dull, obtuse, silent, dense, dim, speechless, slowAntonyms:
articulate, smartdumb, mute, silentadjective
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Synonyms:
unspoken, understood, dull, dim, tacit, mute, dense, tongueless, unsounded, soundless, speechless, still, slow, silent, mum, obtuse, wordlessAntonyms:
smart, articulate
Dictionary of English Synonymes
dumbadjective
Synonyms:
unable to speak, incapable of speechdumbadjective
Synonyms:
mute, speechless, silent, taciturn, mum
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
dumbadjective
Synonyms:
mute, speechless, pantomimic
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#258 | reserved | |
#271 | black | |
#390 | still | |
#735 | close | |
#2145 | heavy | |
#2901 | slow | |
#4619 | beast | |
#4775 | stupid | |
#4800 | thick | |
#5152 | silent | |
#5426 | understood | |
#7585 | fool | |
#8155 | silly | |
#8356 | boring | |
#9389 | dim | |
#9564 | dumb | |
#9770 | dense | |
#10551 | idiot | |
#12007 | mum | |
#13293 | dull | |
#14437 | vague | |
#15135 | faint | |
#15923 | mute | |
#16072 | foolish | |
#18318 | idiots | |
#20706 | tedious | |
#20760 | retarded | |
#24042 | daft | |
#25029 | bleak | |
#26048 | moron | |
#29806 | sluggish | |
#30789 | subdued | |
#32570 | softened | |
#32598 | muted | |
#34071 | retard | |
#35713 | tacit | |
#38606 | idiotic | |
#38689 | shadowy | |
#39678 | speechless | |
#42397 | unspoken | |
#48971 | tiresome | |
#49055 | muffled | |
#51185 | impenetrable | |
#56643 | obtuse | |
#60370 | dimmed | |
#63623 | moronic | |
#81424 | reticent | |
#84871 | wordless | |
#89982 | wispy | |
#91829 | leaden | |
#97349 | inarticulate | |
#107606 | deadening | |
#109623 | irksome | |
#116926 | taciturn | |
#129314 | wearisome | |
#139693 | soundless | |
#207170 | thudding | |
#241021 | uncommunicative |
How to use dumb in a sentence?
That kid made a dumb mistake, i went over to that kid and I did a lot more for the son of a b ---- than his parents ever did for him. And I went over there and I said ‘ Son, let me tell you something, you don’t address adults like that under any circumstances. ’ And that’s why I have no use for Indiana University, because they used that as a reason to get me out of there, and that’s absolute b -------.
On Day 1, I said the Keystone pipeline is a dumb idea, why did it take Hillary Clinton such a long time before she came into opposition to the Keystone pipeline?
Because of the 60 vote threshold in the Senate, we also know who likely cast a token vote in our favor yesterday because they knew they were insolated from its passage. There was buffer room there for certain politicians who have never supportedour cause before to get a ‘freebie’ there, but railroaders are not dumb. We see that kind of deception everyday from our bosses on the railroad; we don't fall for that.
We felt like paid sick time off was an important omissionand not an especially rapacious ask, because of the 60 vote threshold in the Senate, we also know who likely cast a token vote in our favor yesterday because they knew they were insolated from its passage. There was buffer room there for certain politicians who have never supportedour cause before to get a ‘freebie’ there, but railroaders are not dumb. We see that kind of deception everyday from our bosses on the railroad; we don't fall for that.
You’re gonna have to walk ‘cause we ain’t carrying you! i am seriously not in the mood for this dumb sh*t.
Translations for dumb
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- غبيArabic
- дурныBelarusian
- тъпBulgarian
- debilní, blbýCzech
- dum, fordummende, åndssvagDanish
- dümmlich, dumm, idiotisch, sinnlos, stummGerman
- tonto, estúpido, estúpidSpanish
- دبنگ, کودنPersian
- typerä, idioottimainenFinnish
- niais, stupide, débile, bête, idiotFrench
- hülye, ostobaHungarian
- goblok, geblek, dunguIndonesian
- stupidoItalian
- 実のない, 愚か, ばかJapanese
- pekok, goblogJavanese
- بێمهعنا, بێعهقڵKurdish
- stupidus, supervacuusLatin
- kvailas, durnasLithuanian
- dom, stomDutch
- burroPortuguese
- дурной, тупой, глупый, бессмысленныйRussian
- belegugSundanese
- meningslös, dum, korkadSwedish
- ஊமைTamil
- aptal, saçmaTurkish
- گونگاUrdu
- câmVietnamese
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