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Synonyms for unintelligent

  • adjective

Most common

dumb ignorant brainless witless

All synonyms

Adjective

stupid, brainless, foolish, ignorant, dumb, witless, empty-headed, dull, uninformed, mindless, stolid, silly, vacuous, obtuse, inane, fatuous, shallow, simple, slow, headless, unintellectual, dim-witted

Antonyms

intelligent, rational, brainy

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Not intelligent.

Example sentences

  • dumb Do you want to help me or just make dumb comments?
  • ignorant Not only you but also he is ignorant of the truth.
  • brainless What did Brainless and Unhappy do?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
unintelligentsteady
dumbrising
ignorantsteady
brainlessrising
witlessrising

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

By length

4 letters
slow1, dumb1, dull1
5 letters
silly2, inane2
6 letters
simple2, stupid2, obtuse2, stolid2
7 letters
shallow2, foolish2, vacuous3, witless2, fatuous3
8 letters
ignorant3, mindless2, headless2
9 letters
brainless2
10 letters
uninformed3
14 letters
unintellectual

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (silly2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
inintelligent