- comparative of dumb.
dumber
Example Sentences
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Advertising student Catalina Cruz, 19, thinks AI is "making us dumber" because "people aren't able to think for themselves any more".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
As machines get smarter, kids are getting dumber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Any citizen who steps out of line risks the ire of an even dumber police force, riding around in cruisers that lift their design language from Ed Hardy clothing.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Each day we live through this era, we get vastly dumber.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Lucinda looks at me as if I’m a lot dumber than she thought I was.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
