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The adjective fatuous implies being not only foolish, dull, and vacant in mind, but complacent and highly self-satisfied as well: fatuous and self-important; fatuous answers. Foolish implies a lack of common sense or good judgment or, sometimes, a weakness of mind: a foolish decision; The child seems foolish. Silly denotes extreme and conspicuous foolishness; it may also refer to pointlessness of jokes, remarks, etc.: silly and senseless behavior; a perfectly silly statement. Inane applies to silliness that is notably lacking in content, sense, or point: inane questions that leave one with no reply. Stupid implies natural slowness or dullness of intellect, or, sometimes, a benumbed or dazed state of mind; it is also used to mean foolish or silly: He was rendered stupid by a blow; It is stupid to do such a thing. Asinine originally meant like an ass; it applies to witlessly stupid conversations or conduct and suggests a lack of social grace or perception: He failed to notice the reaction to his asinine remarks.
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WORDS RELATED TO FATUOUS
- absurd
- balmy
- beyond all reason
- bizarre
- cockeyed
- derisory
- eccentric
- fatuous
- foolhardy
- foolish
- goofy
- half-baked
- harebrained
- idiotic
- ill-conceived
- impracticable
- imprudent
- inane
- inappropriate
- insane
- irresponsible
- loony
- ludicrous
- nonsensical
- odd
- out of all reason
- outrageous
- peculiar
- preposterous
- puerile
- quixotic
- ridiculous
- senseless
- short-sighted
- silly
- strange
- unworkable
- weird
- wild
- absurd
- balmy
- beyond all reason
- bizarre
- cockeyed
- derisory
- eccentric
- fatuous
- foolhardy
- foolish
- goofy
- half-baked
- harebrained
- idiotic
- ill-conceived
- impracticable
- imprudent
- inane
- inappropriate
- insane
- irresponsible
- loony
- ludicrous
- nonsensical
- odd
- out of all reason
- outrageous
- peculiar
- preposterous
- puerile
- quixotic
- ridiculous
- senseless
- short-sighted
- silly
- strange
- unworkable
- weird
- wild
- absurd
- balmy
- beyond all reason
- bizarre
- cockeyed
- derisory
- eccentric
- fatuous
- foolhardy
- foolish
- goofy
- half-baked
- harebrained
- idiotic
- ill-conceived
- impracticable
- imprudent
- inane
- inappropriate
- insane
- irresponsible
- loony
- ludicrous
- nonsensical
- odd
- out of all reason
- outrageous
- peculiar
- preposterous
- puerile
- quixotic
- ridiculous
- senseless
- short-sighted
- silly
- strange
- unworkable
- weird
- wild
- aimless
- banal
- barren
- cheap
- dead
- deadpan
- devoid
- dishonest
- dumb
- expressionless
- fatuous
- flat
- frivolous
- futile
- hollow
- idle
- ignorant
- inane
- ineffectual
- inexpressive
- insincere
- insipid
- jejune
- meaningless
- nugatory
- otiose
- paltry
- petty
- purposeless
- senseless
- silly
- trivial
- unintelligent
- unreal
- unsatisfactory
- unsubstantial
- vacuous
- vain
- valueless
- vapid
- worthless