Definition for Obtuseness:

• The state of being obtuse; dulness of perception.

Synonyms for Obtuseness:

• n.

  •attribute (noun)
  • obtuseness.
  •bluntness (noun)
  • pointlessness.
  •dullness (noun)
  • dullness,
  • denseness,
  • apathy,
  • slowness,
  • lethargy,
  • sluggishness,
  • benumbedness,
  • cloddishness,
  • boorishness,
  • ponderousness,
  • bluntness,
  • Sopor,
  • thick-wittedness,
  • sleepiness,
  • dimness,
  • drowsiness,
  • stupefaction.
  •dulness (noun)
  • dulness.
  •ignorance (noun)
  • Inscience,
  • bewilderment,
  • illiteracy,
  • unscholarliness,
  • simplicity,
  • ignorance,
  • nescience,
  • crudeness,
  • uncouthness,
  • empty-headedness,
  • philistinism,
  • obliviousness,
  • fog,
  • half-knowledge,
  • mental incapacity,
  • incapacity,
  • disregard,
  • darkness,
  • vagueness,
  • blindness,
  • unawareness,
  • dumbness,
  • incomprehension,
  • unenlightenment,
  • illiterateness,
  • Sciolism,
  • innocence,
  • lack of education,
  • callowness,
  • oblivion,
  • unfamiliarity,
  • benightedness,
  • shallowness,
  • uncouthnesses,
  • Rawness,
  • insensitivity.
  •stupidity (noun)
  • imprudence,
  • stolidity,
  • imbecility,
  • ineptitude,
  • nonsense,
  • lunacy,
  • stupor,
  • fatuity,
  • insensibility,
  • silliness,
  • idiocy,
  • weakness,
  • absurdity.
  •unconsciousness (noun)
  • un consciousness,
  • un-consciousness,
  • un-consciousnesses,
  • un consciousnesses.
  •unfamiliarity (noun)
  • un familiarities,
  • un-familiarities,
  • un-familiarity,
  • un familiarity.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • fatuousness,
  • feeblemindedness,
  • injudiciousness,
  • puerility,
  • stupidity,
  • unconsciousness,
  • Asininity,
  • Puerilities,
  • brainlessness,
  • doltishness,
  • stupidness,
  • battiness,
  • idiocies,
  • weak-mindedness,
  • feeble-mindedness,
  • nitwittedness,
  • thick-headedness,
  • thickheadedness.

Antonyms for Obtuseness:

• n.

  • attribute
    acuteness.
  • ignorance
    knowledge, literacy, education, talent, experience, understanding, intelligence, competence, cultivation, cognizance, wisdom.
  • stupidity
    Canniness, shrewdness, acumen.
  • Other antonyms:
    logicalness, logicality, sagacity, quick-wittedness, sensibility, perspicacity, brilliancy, readiness, keenness, cleverness, perception, wit, astuteness, rationality, smartness, Sageness, animation, quickness, validity, insight, discernment, judgment, brilliance, sharpness, Percipience, brightness, sapience, sense, soundness, reasonableness, rationalness, braininess, alertness.

Obtuseness Sentence Examples:

• What bruised her was the insufferable obtuseness of the wording.

• It is only the obtuseness of his innate character becoming unnecessarily excited.

Hyponym for Obtuseness:

• n.

  • attribute
    dullness, bluntness.