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Antonyms for idiocy
ˈɪd i ə siid·io·cy
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term idiocy.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
idiocy
Idiocy is a state of mental unsoundness amounting almost or quite to total absence of understanding. Imbecility is a condition of mental weakness, which may or may not be as complete as that of idiocy, but is at least such as to incapacitate for the serious duties of life. Incapacity, or lack of legal qualification for certain acts, necessarily results from imbecility, but may also result from other causes, as from insanity or from age, sex, etc.; as, the incapacity of a minor to make a contract. Idiocy or imbecility is weakness of mind, while insanity is disorder or abnormal action of mind. Folly and foolishness denote a want of mental and often of moral balance. Fatuity is sometimes used as equivalent to idiocy, but more frequently signifies conceited and excessive foolishness or folly. Stupidity is dulness and slowness of mental action which may range all the way from lack of normal readiness to absolute imbecility. Compare INSANITY.
Antonyms:
acuteness, astuteness, brilliancy, capacity, common sense, intelligence, sagacity, sense, soundness, wisdomSynonyms:
fatuity, folly, foolishness, imbecility, incapacity, senselessness, stupidity
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
idiocy
Antonyms:
sanity, sagacity, intelligence, sense, judgmentSynonyms:
imbecility, aberration, insanity, fatuity
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Princeton's WordNet
idiocy, amentianoun
extreme mental retardation
Synonyms:
amentia
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
idiocynoun
Synonyms:
imbecility, foolishness, fatuity, folly, senselessness
How to use idiocy in a sentence?
I can’t speak today, at this very proud moment of my life, on this extraordinary platform, without acknowledging the obvious of what is happening in Ukraine and to show my support for the people of Ukraine, and my support for the people of Russia who are opposing the kleptocracy and the idiocy of their rulers to try and halt the progression of this atrocity.
The PPP helped people remain employed while the government literally shut down much of the economy. Only an intellectual clown would compare that to what Biden is doing now, there is absolutely no defense for taking someone’s student loans and forcing that debt upon other people. It’s immoral and illegal, and it takes a special kind of idiocy to equate that to the PPP.
To be conservative at 20 is heartless and to be a liberal at 60 is plain idiocy.
Evil is a form of idiocy. Kindness is a form of intelligence.
My DeplorableNYUProfessor account was just an experiment to illustrate the point that the SJW left is producing the alt right that they hate so much. They are actually producing that what they despise by virtue of their idiocy and their totalitarianism, but I never thought much of it, I didn’t even expect it to be noticed.
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#1686 | capacity | |
#2526 | intelligence | |
#4456 | judgment | |
#5174 | wisdom | |
#18221 | sanity | |
#36550 | soundness | |
#48388 | idiocy | |
#91928 | sagacity | |
#118635 | brilliancy | |
#177701 | acuteness | |
#249232 | astuteness |
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