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Synonyms for cretinous

  • adjective

Most common

brain-damaged retarded idiotic moronic

All synonyms

Adjective

simple, stupid, thick, retarded, brain-damaged, idiotic, moronic, half-witted, slow-witted

Antonyms

bright, whip-smart, quick-witted

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Characteristic of a cretin; very stupid.

Example sentences

  • retarded He is mentally retarded. Don't get entangled with him.
  • idiotic It's the most idiotic thing I've seen in my life.
  • moronic Unplug from the retarded corpus of mankind. What bunch of moronic cunts!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cretinoussteady
retardedfalling
idioticrising
moronicrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
thick1
6 letters
simple2, stupid2
7 letters
idiotic4, moronic
8 letters
retarded3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (simple2 = 2 syllables).