Synonyms for inane
ɪˈneɪninane

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1. inaneadjective

   Lacking sense or meaning (often implying, to the point of boredom or annoyance).

   This supremely gifted kid told me that in the early elementary grades, the songs sung in music class were so inane that he wanted to skip grades already! Eventually he did, so better late than never.

   Synonyms:
   fatuous, vapid, silly

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1. inane

   Synonyms:
   empty, pointless, vapid, feeble, characterless

   Antonyms:
   significant, pointed, powerful, sensible, forcible

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1. asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuousadjective

   devoid of intelligence

   Synonyms:
   unmindful, fatuous, hollow, vacuous, mindless, reasonless, asinine, senseless, forgetful, blank, empty

   Antonyms:
   wise

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1. inaneadjective

   Synonyms:
   empty, void

2. inaneadjective

   Synonyms:
   vain, frivolous, trifling, puerile

3. inanenoun

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] void, vacuity, vacuum, empty space

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1. List of paraphrases for "inane":

   insignificant

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1. Søren Kierkegaard, Journal 1848:

   Of all tyrannies democracy is the most agonizing, the most inane, the absolute fall of everything great and elevated.