What is another word for dim-witted?
226 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dˈɪmwˈɪtɪd], [ dˈɪmwˈɪtɪd], [ d_ˈɪ_m_w_ˈɪ_t_ɪ_d]
Dim-witted is a word that is commonly used to describe someone who is not very intelligent or quick-minded. However, there are other synonyms that can be used to describe someone who is not very bright or sharp. Some examples of synonyms for dim-witted are slow-witted, obtuse, dull, and dense. Each of these words describes someone who is not very sharp or perceptive, but they may differ slightly in their connotations and nuances. For instance, obtuse may suggest a lack of awareness or understanding, whereas dense may suggest a lack of mental agility or quickness. Whatever word you choose to use, it is important to be respectful and considerate when describing someone's intelligence or lack thereof.
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Similar words for dim-witted:
- all (adjective)
- dim (adjective)
- dull (adjective)
- feeble-minded (adjective)
- feebleminded (adjective)
- foolish (adjective)
- imbecile (adjective)
- limited (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- retarded (adjective)
- dim-witted (noun)
- dull (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Dim-witted:
adj.
• all (adjective) • dim (adjective) • dull (adjective) • feeble-minded (adjective) • feebleminded (adjective)- soft head,
- most dull witted,
- dull witted,
- Dull-witted,
- dullwitted,
- un-intelligent,
- most dull-witted,
- most dullwitted,
- more dullwitted,
- halfwitted,
- more dull-witted,
- more dull witted,
- un intelligent,
- half witted,
- soft the head,
- soft in head,
- soft in the head.
- lame-brained,
- ignorant,
- idiotic,
- foolish,
- asinine,
- jackass,
- goofy,
- blockheaded,
- inane,
- dopey,
- brainless,
- crazy,
- knuckle-headed,
- doltish,
- chuckle-headed,
- absurd,
- cretinous,
- imbecilic,
- nonsensical,
- meat-headed,
- moronic,
- crackpot,
- dotty,
- bone-headed,
- stupid,
- nitwit,
- blithering,
- loony.
- gorked,
- Feeble-minded,
- feebleminded,
- mentally slow,
- retardo,
- yo-yo,
- birdbrained,
- YOYO,
- underachieving,
- dumb,
- lamebrained,
- imbecile,
- dumdum,
- dim,
- dull,
- mentally defective,
- numbskull,
- thick.
- under achieving,
- more lamebrained,
- most yo yo,
- most retardo,
- more dumdum,
- most dumbbell,
- more dumbo,
- sub-normal,
- sub normal,
- most subnormal,
- more yo yo,
- more subnormal,
- most yo-yo,
- dummiest,
- more yo-yo,
- dummier,
- more gorked,
- re-tardo,
- most yoyo,
- more yoyo,
- re tardo,
- most lamebrained,
- more dumbbell,
- most dumbo,
- more pinhead,
- more retardo,
- yo yo,
- more underachieving,
- more numbskull,
- most dumdum,
- most gorked,
- most pinhead,
- most numbskull,
- most underachieving,
- under-achieving.
n.
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- silly.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- dorky,
- clod-like,
- fat-headed,
- vacant,
- Addle-pated,
- fatuous,
- nuts,
- thick-skinned,
- hebetudinous,
- Addle-headed,
- mad,
- round-eyed,
- light-headed,
- Gross-headed,
- Soft-headed,
- daft,
- slow-witted,
- unproblematic,
- Rattle-brained,
- lumpish,
- addled,
- lunkheaded,
- insane,
- demented,
- jerky,
- barmy,
- dizzy,
- scatterbrained,
- Thick-headed,
- irrational,
- subnormal,
- stolid,
- brain dead,
- unintelligent,
- dozy,
- numbskulled,
- muddle-headed,
- Imperceptive,
- wacky,
- deficient,
- loutish,
- Rattle-headed,
- Fatuitous,
- unstable,
- gormless,
- soft,
- ESN,
- weak,
- unresponsive,
- feeble,
- simpleminded,
- attocerebral,
- balmy orbarmy,
- exceptional,
- empty-headed,
- nutty,
- lamebrain,
- blind,
- Ox-like,
- Feather-headed,
- dense,
- Fat-witted,
- bonehead,
- crass,
- bubbleheaded,
- erratic,
- Feather-brained,
- featherheaded,
- batty,
- blunt,
- dopy,
- screwy,
- boneheaded,
- unsmart,
- dippy,
- cuckoo,
- block-headed,
- Blunt-witted,
- wooden,
- confused,
- sluggish,
- thick-skulled,
- heavy,
- unsubdivided,
- bemused,
- wooden-headed,
- softheaded,
- vacuous,
- hare-brained,
- obtuse,
- boeotian,
- unimaginative,
- bovine,
- thick-witted,
- mindless,
- non compos mentis,
- cloddish,
- Crack-brained,
- thickheaded,
- insensitive,
- thickskulled,
- slow,
- bird-brained,
- blockish,
- potty,
- unfeeling.
How to use "Dim-witted" in context?
Dim-witted people are typically those who do not have the ability to think critically. They often do not have the ability to problem-solve or take intelligence tests. They often also have difficulty with learning new information. Dim-witted people are also typically not very intelligent.
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