Synonyms for dumb
dumb

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1. 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, uncommunicative

   Antonyms:
   communicative, free, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, unreserved

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1. dumb

   Synonyms:
   inarticulate, mute, silent, still

   Antonyms:
   clatter, tumult, uproar

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. 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"

   Synonyms:
   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, leaden

   Antonyms:
   smart, articulate

2. speechless, dumbadjective

   temporarily incapable of speaking

   "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"

   Synonyms:
   mute, dull, obtuse, silent, dense, dim, speechless, slow

   Antonyms:
   articulate, smart

3. dumbadjective

   lacking the power of human speech

   "dumb animals"

   Synonyms:
   mute, dull, obtuse, silent, dense, dim, speechless, slow

   Antonyms:
   articulate, smart

4. dumb, 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, wordless

   Antonyms:
   smart, articulate

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1. dumbadjective

   Synonyms:
   unable to speak, incapable of speech

2. dumbadjective

   Synonyms:
   mute, speechless, silent, taciturn, mum

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1. dumbadjective

   Synonyms:
   mute, speechless, pantomimic

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1. List of paraphrases for "dumb":

   stupid, beast, silly, idiot, mute, idiots, foolish, silent, fool, moron, daft, tongue-tied, idiotic, retarded, retard, moronic

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How to use dumb in a sentence?

1. David Portner:

   I was driving in L.A. and flipping through the radio dial and came across a morning radio show ... They had a segment called, like, 'Dumb Things People Are Doing In Florida.' It kind of bothered me, everybody—they kind of agree that Florida's such a weird place.

2. Billy Graham:

   No man ever loved like Jesus. He taught the blind to see and the dumb to speak. He died on the cross to save us. He bore our sins. And now God says, Because He did, I can forgive you.

3. Rick Wilson:

   'Donald Trump's the smart one — and y'all elitists are dumb!' 'You elitists with your geography and your maps- and your spelling!'.

4. Peter Rawlinson:

   I call that dumb running, that is not tech.

5. Michael Che:

   One of the things that annoyed me was when it was happening people were like ‘Oh well now he’s selling tickets,' yeah, he had a polished act that he wanted to present to people. And now people are buying tickets to hear him talk about dumb s--- that he has zero interest in even bringing up.