Words For Stupidity

adjective showing a lack of intelligence or thought; stupid or foolish

• The decision to cut funding for the education program was deemed asinine by many experts.
• I can't believe he said something so asinine during the meeting.
• That idea is just plain asinine, dude.
• Her stubborn refusal to listen to reason was asinine in nature.

noun a stupid or foolish person

• The bonehead decision made by the CEO resulted in a significant loss for the company.
• Don't be such a bonehead and forget your keys again!
• That guy is a total bonehead for trying to pick a fight with the bouncer.
• She called him a bonehead for not realizing the consequences of his actions.

noun a stupid or slow-witted person

• The professor was frustrated with the dimwit student who never seemed to understand the material.
• My little brother can be such a dimwit sometimes, always forgetting where he put his keys.
• Don't listen to him, he's just a dimwit who doesn't know what he's talking about.
• Her mind was like a dimwit, unable to grasp the complexity of the situation.

noun a person who is considered to be foolish or stupid

• The professor referred to the student as a halfwit for not understanding the basic concepts of the course.
• My brother can be such a halfwit sometimes, always forgetting his keys.
• Don't listen to him, he's just a total halfwit.
• Her decision to quit her job without a backup plan was that of a halfwit.

adjective describing someone who is foolish or stupid

• The knuckleheaded decision to cut funding for education will have long-term negative consequences.
• I can't believe you made such a knuckleheaded mistake on the project.
• Stop being so knuckleheaded and listen to what I'm saying.
• His stubborn and knuckleheaded attitude is preventing any progress in the negotiations.

adjective lacking wit or intelligence; foolish; stupid

• The witless decision to ignore expert advice led to disastrous consequences.
• She made a witless mistake by forgetting her keys inside the house.
• Don't be so witless, just use your common sense!
• His witless behavior at the party was like a bull in a china shop.

adjective showing characteristics of being foolish or idiotic

• His behavior at the meeting was incredibly twattish and unprofessional.
• I can't believe how twattish he was acting last night at the party.
• She's always acting so twattish, it's really annoying.
• The way he treated his employees was nothing short of twattish.

noun a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective describing word that modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

article a word that is used to limit a noun, either indefinite (a, an) or definite (the)

• The patient was diagnosed as being dead from the neck up, meaning there was no brain activity.
• I tried talking to him about the latest news, but he's dead from the neck up.
• She's so obsessed with her phone, she's basically dead from the neck up.
• After the accident, he was physically fine but emotionally dead from the neck up.