Synonyms for stolid
- adjective
Most common
dense obtuse slow-witted unintelligent unemotional impassive
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Dull — dully or heavily stupid
dull, slow, foolish, dense, slow-witted, unintelligent, obtuse, stupid, mindless, thick, dumb, heavy, half-witted, blunt, doltish, lumpish, thickheaded informal, dim-witted, dull-witted, dopey, oafish, witless
2. Impassive — having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
impassive, unemotional, phlegmatic, dispassionate, unfeeling, cold-hearted, insensible, unpassionate, unmoved, indifferent, insouciant, emotionless, unconcerned, apathetic, immovable, uncaring, cold-blooded, impassible, nonemotional
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
- adj. 2
Dully or heavily stupid.
Related words
- Word family
- stolidness stolidity
Example sentences
- dense Not a soul was to be seen because of a dense fog.
- obtuse She complained of an obtuse pain in her back.
- unintelligent Tom is by no means unintelligent. He is just lazy.
- unemotional Think of me as an unemotional woman.
- impassive He remained impassive, with a sneer on his face.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| stolid | rising | |
| dense | steady | |
| obtuse | falling | |
| unintelligent | steady | |
| unemotional | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- slow1, dumb1, dull1
- 5 letters
- heavy2, thick1, dense1, blunt1, dopey2
- 6 letters
- stupid2, obtuse2, oafish
- 7 letters
- foolish2, unmoved2, witless2, doltish, lumpish
- 8 letters
- mindless2, uncaring3
- 9 letters
- apathetic4, immovable4, unfeeling3, impassive3
- 10 letters
- phlegmatic3, insensible4, impassible, insouciant3
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, emotionless, unconcerned3, unemotional5, thickheaded
- 12 letters
- unpassionate, nonemotional
- 13 letters
- unintelligent, dispassionate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (heavy2 = 2 syllables).