What are some opposite words for idiotic?
Antonyms for idioticid·i·ot·ic
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term idiotic.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
idiotic
Antonyms:
acute, astute, clear-sighted, crafty, cunning, discerning, discriminating, keen, knowing, penetrating, penetrative, perspicacious, sagacious, sharp, shrewd, subtile, subtleSynonyms:
blind, dull, imbecile, shallow, short-sighted, stolid, stupid, undiscerning, unintelligent
Princeton's WordNet
crackbrained, idioticadjective
insanely irresponsible
"an idiotic idea"
Antonyms:
wise, sane, precociousSynonyms:
laughable, cockeyed, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, derisory, ludicrous, imbecilic, absurd, imbecile, crackbrainedabsurd, 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"
Antonyms:
precocious, sane, wiseSynonyms:
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, askewimbecile, imbecilic, idioticadjective
having a mental age of three to seven years
Antonyms:
wise, sane, precociousSynonyms:
ludicrous, absurd, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, cockeyed, derisory, imbecilic, imbecile, crackbrained
How to use idiotic in a sentence?
This idiotic ruling will not prevent abortions, but for every woman who will experience pain because of this ruling, or will be forced to give birth to a child with Down’s Syndrome, they (court judges) will be to blame.
The Iranians aren't at Trump's beck and call, and they won't be if he's elected president, it's so idiotic that I don't know how to address it. One of the first things a president learns when he comes into office is that he can't simply order things and make them happen -- in our government, let alone anyone else's.
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.
It seems really idiotic to not look for DNA on Mars, its an experiment thats worth doing, we would say.
Never hire or promote in your own image. It is foolish to replicate your strength and idiotic to replicate your weakness. It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#3091 | sharp | |
#4704 | knowing | |
#4991 | wise | |
#5690 | acute | |
#9217 | keen | |
#9840 | subtle | |
#17865 | sane | |
#22283 | penetrating | |
#24948 | discerning | |
#25806 | crafty | |
#26623 | cunning | |
#29124 | discriminating | |
#34018 | astute | |
#38606 | idiotic | |
#44318 | shrewd | |
#56011 | precocious | |
#127341 | sagacious | |
#135647 | penetrative | |
#206784 | subtile | |
#268563 | perspicacious |
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