What is another word for stupid?
Synonyms for stupid
ˈstu pɪd, ˈstyu-stupid
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Wiktionary
stupidadjective
stupidadjective
A stupid person; a fool.
Because it's a big stupid jellyfish!
stupidadjective
To the point of stupor.
Neurobiology bores me stupid.
stupidadjective
Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.
stupidadjective
Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.
stupidadjective
Amazing.
That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!
stupidadjective
damn, annoying, darn
I fell over the stupid wire.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
stupid
That is absurd which is contrary to the first principles of reasoning; as, that a part should be greater than the whole is absurd. A paradoxical statement appears at first thought contradictory or absurd, while it may be really true. Anything is irrational when clearly contrary to sound reason, foolish when contrary to practical good sense, silly when petty and contemptible in its folly, erroneous when containing error that vitiates the result, unreasonable when there seems a perverse bias or an intent to go wrong. Monstrous and preposterous refer to what is overwhelmingly absurd; as, "O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two,"
Shakespeare 1 King Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4. The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic's claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical. Compare INCONGRUOUS.Synonyms:
absurd, anomalous, chimerical, erroneous, false, foolish, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, inconclusive, incorrect, infatuated, irrational, ludicrous, mistaken, monstrous, nonsensical, paradoxical, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, unreasonable, wildAntonyms:
certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
stupid, stupid person, stupe, dullard, dolt, pudding head, pudden-head, poor fish, pillockadjective
a person who is not very bright
"The economy, stupid!"
Synonyms:
dullard, pillock, stupid person, stupe, pudden-head, pudding head, bore, poor fish, doltAntonyms:
canny, clearheaded, shrewd, cagy, astute, streetwise, clever, street smart, smart, clear-thinking, with-it, cagey, sharpstupidadjective
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
Synonyms:
unintelligent, stunned, dazed, stupefied, stupid(p)Antonyms:
clear-thinking, smart, cagey, sharp, street smart, clearheaded, streetwise, clever, astute, canny, shrewd, cagy, with-itdazed, stunned, stupefied, stupid(p)adjective
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
"he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue"
Antonyms:
street smart, smart, cagey, clearheaded, with-it, shrewd, clear-thinking, canny, streetwise, cagy, sharp, astute, cleverunintelligent, stupidadjective
lacking intelligence
"a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers"
Synonyms:
unintelligent, stunned, stupefied, dazed, stupid(p)Antonyms:
canny, clear-thinking, cagy, shrewd, street smart, cagey, with-it, clever, sharp, astute, smart, streetwise, clearheaded
Editors Contribution
butt head
not smart
you are a butt head
Submitted by acronimous on January 11, 2018débil
lumpashous
lacking of knowledge; being stupid
'stop being so lumpashous'
Submitted by acronimous on February 23, 2014reverberatedadjective
being dumb
an idiot
Submitted by Noahanlauff on January 26, 2022
Dictionary of English Synonymes
stupidadjective
Synonyms:
senseless, witless, dull, obtuse, foolish, DAFT, sluggish, insensible, brutish, insensate, muddy, muddy-brained, muddy-headed, slow of apprehension, void of understandingstupidadjective
Synonyms:
unentertaining, prosaic, pointless, prosy, flat, heavy, insipid, tame, vapid, bald, uninteresting, humdrumstupidadjective
Synonyms:
stupefied, drowsy, torpid, heavy, comatose, lethargic, morbidly sleepy
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
stupidadjective
Synonyms:
dull, stolid, obtuse, sluggish, inept, bovine, beef-witted, beetle-headed, besotted, fat-witted, doltish, undiscerning, prosaic, vapid, prosy, humdrum, uninspiring tame, lethargic, comatose, stupefied, torpid, insensibleAntonyms:
shrewd, sharp, apt, spirited, lively, exciting, interesting
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #2028 | wild | |
| #2392 | false | |
| #3304 | crazy | |
| #4619 | beast | |
| #4775 | stupid | |
| #7081 | incorrect | |
| #7585 | fool | |
| #8155 | silly | |
| #8358 | dom | |
| #9564 | dumb | |
| #10551 | idiot | |
| #11904 | bore | |
| #12604 | ridiculous | |
| #13245 | dummy | |
| #13293 | dull | |
| #14556 | jerk | |
| #15666 | mistaken | |
| #16024 | unreasonable | |
| #16072 | foolish | |
| #16818 | absurd | |
| #18318 | idiots | |
| #18355 | bullshit | |
| #18688 | mindless | |
| #18910 | erroneous | |
| #20444 | stupidity | |
| #20760 | retarded | |
| #21805 | stunned | |
| #22275 | irrational | |
| #24042 | daft | |
| #26048 | moron | |
| #27327 | anomalous | |
| #30547 | jackass | |
| #30875 | monstrous | |
| #34071 | retard | |
| #35057 | senseless | |
| #35236 | ludicrous | |
| #38606 | idiotic | |
| #39346 | dazed | |
| #43014 | inconclusive | |
| #43073 | paradoxical | |
| #48752 | nonsensical | |
| #51009 | preposterous | |
| #56643 | obtuse | |
| #62512 | twit | |
| #63623 | moronic | |
| #73948 | punchy | |
| #83110 | infatuated | |
| #85467 | asinine | |
| #98357 | imbecile | |
| #101823 | witless | |
| #104497 | unintelligent | |
| #107632 | dolt | |
| #143096 | stolid | |
| #145521 | stupefied | |
| #147412 | besotted | |
| #210635 | chimerical | |
| #214980 | dullard | |
| #219214 | injudicious | |
| #272680 | insensate |
How to use stupid in a sentence?
Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.
The wise are instructed by reason; ordinary minds by experience; the stupid, by necessity; and brutes by instinct.
All Malaysians should study and dissect the most astonishing interview given by Najib on the 1MDB scandal with Reuters, i do not believe that Najib is so stupid, incompetent or ignorant, which only means he was lying through his teeth in his interview with Reuters.
I think that, you know, if the Russians are not stupid then they'll take that offer.
Because I'm stupid -- I'm not as good a politician.
Translations for stupid
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- domAfrikaans
- غبيArabic
- axmaqAzerbaijani
- дурны, глупыBelarusian
- тъп, глупавBulgarian
- মূর্খBengali
- bèstia, estúpid, toixCatalan, Valencian
- hloupýCzech
- глоупъOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- twpWelsh
- dumDanish
- blöd, dumm, doof, blGerman
- βλάκας, ανόητος, ηλίθιοςGreek
- stultaEsperanto
- gilí, menso, estúpido, estupefacto, pendejoSpanish
- loll, rumal, nõmeEstonian
- کودن, احمقPersian
- typerä, tyhmäFinnish
- stupide, bêteFrench
- dúrIrish
- baoghalta, doilleir, amaideach, gòrachScottish Gaelic
- מטופש, טִיפֵּשHebrew
- नासमझ, मूर्खHindi
- butaHungarian
- հիմար, դանդալոշArmenian
- dungu, bebal, geblek, bodoh, goblok, tolol, sontoloyoIndonesian
- stupidaIdo
- heimskurIcelandic
- stupido, stupefatto, scemoItalian
- מְטוּפָּשׁHebrew
- サイコー, イカす, カッコイイ, シブい, 愚か, 馬鹿, 馬鹿げた, ダサい, 間抜け, 愚かなJapanese
- bodho, sontoloyo, goblogJavanese
- სულელიGeorgian
- ақылсыз, дүлей, мисызKazakh
- ឆោតល្ងង់Khmer
- ದಡ್ಡKannada
- 어리석다, 어리석은Korean
- gockiCornish
- келесоо, акмакKyrgyz
- stupidus, stupide, stultusLatin
- ຕຶບ, ຊ້າ, ຈ້າ, ປຶLao
- kvailasLithuanian
- stulbs, muļķīgs, dumjšLatvian
- глупавMacedonian
- мохооMongolian
- palui, bebal, tongong, sementung, goblok, baghal, bongok, bangang, dungu, pusung, ahmak, congong, bingung, songor, bahlul, dongok, bodoh, bengap, jahil, pongah, tolol, pandik, dogol, bongak, benak, hamikMalay
- မိုက်, တုံးတာ, တုံး, နBurmese
- idioot, domme, stomme, onverstandig, onverstandige, dom, idiote, stomDutch
- dumNorwegian
- głupiPolish
- estupendo, estupidamente, estúpido, estupidificadoPortuguese
- stupid, prostRomanian
- тупоумный, неумный, глупый, дурнойRussian
- मूर्ख, मूढ, निर्बुद्धि, अज्ञानSanskrit
- zatupljujući, тупоуман, tupouman, глу̑п, glȗp, блесав, blesav, тупоглав, tupoglavSerbo-Croatian
- මොට්ටSinhala, Sinhalese
- hlúpySlovak
- butast, glup, neumen, trapastSlovene
- budallaAlbanian
- bénoSundanese
- omtöcknad, dumSwedish
- முட்டாள்Tamil
- తెలివితక్కువ, బుద్ధిలేని, తెలివి లేనిTelugu
- беақл, аблаҳона, нодон, аҳмақTajik
- โง่Thai
- gagal, samsyk, akylsyzTurkmen
- tanga, boboTagalog
- aptal, ahmaklar, ahmak, bön, salakTurkish
- ахмакTatar
- глупий, дурнийUkrainian
- ناسمجھ, بے وقوف, مورکھUrdu
- ahmoqUzbek
- ngu, ngu ngốc, ngốc nghếchVietnamese
- loigne, biesseWalloon
- 笨Chinese
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