stupidity

[stoo-pid-i-tee, styoo-] / stuˈpɪd ɪ ti, styu- /

NOUN

dullness of mind

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurdity apathy idiocy ignorance lunacy nonsense silliness

STRONG

asininity fatuity fatuousness imbecility imprudence incapacity ineptitude injudiciousness insensibility obtuseness 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

extreme folly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurdity idiocy irrationality lunacy madness nonsense silliness

STRONG

asininity frivolity giddiness imbecility ineptitude nonsensicality senselessness simplicity

WEAK

ludicrousness witlessness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sense

WEAK

acumen canniness intelligence judgment shrewdness wisdom

NOUN

stupid act

Synonyms

STRONGEST

folly foolishness madness

STRONG

imbecility

WEAK

misguidedness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

seriousness

WEAK

acumen canniness intelligence judgment shrewdness wisdom

Example Sentences

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"I am disgusted with myself, with my recklessness and my stupidity."

From BBC

"I had left it so long out of stupidity, genuinely just putting it off," she admitted as she urged other women to take care of their personal health.

From BBC

I could have smacked my forehead over her blind stupidity, but I held myself in check.

From Literature

After all, we rely on a truth-seeking press to save us from governmental stupidity.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Guardian article that asks if we’re living in a golden age of stupidity includes this juicy quote: “It’s only software developers and drug dealers who call people users.”

From The Wall Street Journal

stupidity

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