Synonyms and antonyms of dumb in English

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STUPID

She was terrified of asking dumb questions.

Synonyms and examples

stupid
Some people are too stupid to realize what's bad for them.
foolish
She was really foolish to quit her job like that.
silly
It was silly of you to go out in the sun without a hat.
crazy
You'd be absolutely crazy to marry that man.
unintelligent
They are not unintelligent, just ill-informed.
absurd
What an absurd thing to say!
ridiculous
Do I look ridiculous in this hat?
ludicrous
I think giving young children such expensive jewellery is a ludicrous idea.
idiotic
What are you doing with that idiotic jerk?
out of your mind
You must be out of your mind spending so much money on a car.
ignorant
Some ignorant person has parked across our drive.

Antonym and example

intelligent
I can't understand why intelligent people would support this.
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If someone or something is stupid, they show poor judgment or little intelligence.
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dumb | American Thesaurus

dumb

adjective
These are words and phrases related to dumb. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of dumb.
She was a therapist to deaf and dumb children.

Antonyms

capable of speech
Everyone else informed on the cheat, but Alan remained dumb.
She says she's tired of being called dumb.
Synonyms for dumb from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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