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Synonyms for lumpish

Most common

slow dumb sluggish stolid

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Stupid — dull and slow in acting, thinking, etc.; without energy; cloddish, lethargic, slow-witted, sluggish

stupid, dull, sluggish, stolid, heavy, slow, dumb, thick, gross, dense, clumsy, cumbersome, inert, obtuse, dopey, supine, oafish, doltish, lamebrained, cloddish, loggish, foolish

2. Lumpen

lumpen, unthinking

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Dull and slow in acting, thinking, etc.; without energy; cloddish, lethargic, slow-witted, sluggish.

  2. adj. 2

    Having an ill-defined or rough form or shape like a lump; lumplike.

Related words

Word family
lump lumpen

Example sentences

  • slow He who is slow to promise is best in keeping them.
  • dumb Do you want to help me or just make dumb comments?
  • sluggish Mr. Smith ran his sluggish horse along the country roads.
  • stolid His outlook on life, as with his habits were so stolid and plebeian.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lumpishsteady
slowsteady
dumbrising
sluggishsteady
stolidrising

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

By length

4 letters
slow1, dumb1, dull1
5 letters
heavy2, thick1, gross1, dense1, inert2, dopey2
6 letters
stupid2, clumsy2, obtuse2, supine2, stolid2, lumpen, oafish
7 letters
foolish2, doltish, loggish
8 letters
sluggish2, cloddish
10 letters
cumbersome3, unthinking3
11 letters
lamebrained

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (heavy2 = 2 syllables).