Synonyms for idiotic
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1. idiotic

   Synonyms:
   blind, dull, imbecile, shallow, short-sighted, stolid, stupid, undiscerning, unintelligent

   Antonyms:
   acute, astute, clear-sighted, crafty, cunning, discerning, discriminating, keen, knowing, penetrating, penetrative, perspicacious, sagacious, sharp, shrewd, subtile, subtle

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1. crackbrained, idioticadjective

   insanely irresponsible

   "an idiotic idea"

   Synonyms:
   laughable, cockeyed, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, derisory, ludicrous, imbecilic, absurd, imbecile, crackbrained

   Antonyms:
   wise, sane, precocious

2. absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculousadjective

   incongruous;inviting ridicule

   "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

   Synonyms:
   farcical, laughable, nonsensical, lopsided, pissed, blind drunk, ludicrous, nonsense(a), besotted, risible, wonky, imbecilic, slopped, mirthful, amusing, blotto, skew-whiff, pixilated, absurd, crocked, crackbrained, comic, ridiculous, fuddled, tight, comical, funny, soused, imbecile, cockeyed, squiffy, derisory, silly, preposterous, sozzled, stiff, pathetic, awry(p), plastered, pie-eyed, sloshed, smashed, soaked, loaded, wet, askew

   Antonyms:
   precocious, sane, wise

3. imbecile, imbecilic, idioticadjective

   having a mental age of three to seven years

   Synonyms:
   ludicrous, absurd, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, cockeyed, derisory, imbecilic, imbecile, crackbrained

   Antonyms:
   wise, sane, precocious

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1. idioticadjective

   Synonyms:
   foolish, sottish

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1. idioticadjective

   Synonyms:
   imbecile, foolish, fatuous, senseless

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1. List of paraphrases for "idiotic":

   stupid, idiot, silly, fool, foolish, dumb, absurd

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How to use idiotic in a sentence?

1. David Blanchflower:

   This is the most idiotic idea I have ever heard from a presidential candidate. The entire economics profession thinks it's a joke, it would be more sensible to go on the goldfish standard.

2. Ben Jones:

   This is not only terribly offensive, but astonishingly idiotic, this sort of thing merely inflames old divisions.

3. Billy Madison:

   Principal Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

4. Paul Hunter:

   This is one of the most dangerous and idiotic suggestions made so far in how one might actually treat COVID-19.

5. Adamo Macri:

   Speaking of poison, unlike processed food, which is bad to consume, art should be the polar opposite: it should be over-processed to the point of being dangerous. To be deemed subversive, and intriguing to the eye and intellect, it must induce some form and degree of disruption. In that perspective, art is always safe, despite of idiotic censorship, as long as you don't eat it.”