Synonyms for stupidity
stuˈpɪd ɪ ti, styu-

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1. stupidity(noun)

   a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience

   Synonyms:
   folly, betise, foolishness, imbecility

   Antonyms:
   intelligence

2. stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility(noun)

   a stupid mistake

   Synonyms:
   lunacy, imbecility, madness, foolery, betise, tomfoolery, indulgence, unwiseness, foolishness, folly, craziness

   Antonyms:
   intelligence

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. stupidity

   Stupidity is sometimes loosely used for temporary dulness or partial stupor, but chiefly for innate and chronic dulness and sluggishness of mental action, obtuseness of apprehension, etc. Apathy may be temporary, and be dispelled by appeal to the feelings or by the presentation of an adequate motive, but stupidity is inveterate and commonly incurable. Compare APATHY; IDIOCY; STUPOR.

   Synonyms:
   apathy, dulness, insensibility, obtuseness, slowness, sluggishness, stupefaction, stupor

   Antonyms:
   acuteness, alertness, animation, brilliancy, cleverness, intelligence, keenness, quickness, readiness, sagacity, sense, sensibility

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. stupidity(n.)

   Synonyms:
   dulness, obtuseness, sluggishness of understanding, slowness of apprehension

2. stupidity(n.)

   Synonyms:
   lifelessness, heaviness, insipidity, tameness, vapidness, want of interest

3. stupidity(n.)

   Synonyms:
   stupor, lethargy, torpor, COMA, stupefaction, morbid drowsiness

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1. List of paraphrases:

   foolishness, nonsense, folly, stupid, blunder

How to use stupidity in a sentence?

1. Oscar Wilde:

   There is no sin except stupidity.

2. Remy de Gourmont:

   Man is the inventor of stupidity.

3. Prime Minister Manuel Valls:

   Let's stop the outpouring of stupidity.

4. Napoleon Bonaparte:

   In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

5. Daniel Alejandro Valdes:

   Stupidity is the monocle of Intelligence.

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