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Definitions

obtuseness

[uhb-toos-nis, -tyoos-] / əbˈtus nɪs, -ˈtyus- /

NOUN

ignorance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

illiteracy nescience

STRONG

benightedness darkness lack of education sciolism shallowness unenlightenment unfamiliarity

WEAK

callowness crudeness empty-headedness half-knowledge ineducation inscience naïveté rawness simplicity uncouthness

Antonyms

STRONG

erudition understanding

WEAK

competence cultivation education experience intelligence knowledge literacy wisdom

NOUN

nescience

Synonyms

STRONG

bewilderment blindness callowness crudeness darkness denseness disregard dumbness fog illiteracy incapacity incomprehension innocence insensitivity oblivion obliviousness philistinism rawness sciolism shallowness simplicity unawareness unconsciousness uncouthness unenlightenment unfamiliarity vagueness

WEAK

benightedness empty-headedness half-knowledge illiterateness inscience lack of education mental incapacity naïveté unscholarliness

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STRONG

cognizance understanding

NOUN

obliviousness

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STRONG

bewilderment blindness callowness crudeness darkness denseness disregard dumbness fog illiteracy incapacity incomprehension innocence insensitivity nescience oblivion philistinism rawness sciolism shallowness simplicity unawareness unconsciousness uncouthness unenlightenment unfamiliarity vagueness

WEAK

benightedness empty-headedness half-knowledge inscience lack of education mental incapacity naïveté unscholarliness

Antonyms

STRONG

cognizance understanding

NOUN

stupidity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurdity apathy idiocy ignorance lunacy nonsense silliness

STRONG

asininity fatuity fatuousness imbecility imprudence incapacity ineptitude injudiciousness insensibility puerility shallowness simplicity slowness sluggishness stolidity stupefaction stupor weakness

WEAK

battiness brainlessness doltishness feeble-mindedness nitwittedness stupidness thick-headedness weak-mindedness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

intelligence sense

WEAK

acumen canniness judgment shrewdness wisdom

NOUN

unawareness

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STRONG

bewilderment blindness callowness crudeness darkness denseness disregard dumbness fog illiteracy incapacity incomprehension innocence insensitivity nescience oblivion obliviousness philistinism rawness sciolism shallowness simplicity unconsciousness uncouthness unenlightenment unfamiliarity vagueness

WEAK

benightedness empty-headedness half-knowledge inscience lack of education mental incapacity naïveté unscholarliness

Antonyms

STRONG

cognizance understanding

NOUN

unconsciousness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

oblivion

STRONG

bewilderment blindness callowness crudeness darkness denseness disregard dumbness fog illiteracy incapacity incomprehension innocence insensitivity nescience obliviousness philistinism rawness sciolism shallowness simplicity unawareness uncouthness unenlightenment unfamiliarity vagueness

WEAK

benightedness empty-headedness half-knowledge inscience lack of education mental incapacity naïveté unscholarliness

Antonyms

STRONG

cognizance understanding

NOUN

unfamiliarity

Synonyms

STRONG

bewilderment blindness callowness crudeness darkness denseness disregard dumbness fog illiteracy incapacity incomprehension innocence insensitivity nescience oblivion obliviousness philistinism rawness sciolism shallowness simplicity unawareness unconsciousness uncouthness unenlightenment vagueness

WEAK

benightedness empty-headedness half-knowledge inscience lack of education mental incapacity naïveté unscholarliness

Antonyms

STRONG

cognizance understanding

Example Sentences

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One of the great Twitter accounts documenting this is called VCs Congratulating Themselves—a collection of venture capitalists posting with mind-blowing obtuseness.

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2023

For many viewers, it was "Home Alone" through which they were first introduced to Catherine O'Hara's unique style of comedic obtuseness.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2020

And maybe obtuseness is no more impeachable than incompetence.

From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2020

Pasquale has a higher-end version of Jordan’s problem: how to make intermittent obtuseness seem credible.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2018

But sometimes, through reluctance or obtuseness, they seemed to have a hard time figuring out which seat was theirs.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

obtuseness

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