thick-headed

ADJECTIVE

stupid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dull dumb foolish futile ill-advised irrelevant laughable ludicrous naive senseless shortsighted simple trivial

STRONG

dummy loser rash thick unintelligent

WEAK

brainless dazed deficient dense dim doltish dopey gullible half-baked half-witted idiotic imbecilic inane indiscreet insensate meaningless mindless moronic nonsensical obtuse out to lunch pointless puerile simpleminded slow sluggish stolid stupefied unthinking witless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright careful intelligent prudent reasonable sensible serious sharp smart thoughtful wise

WEAK

cognizant responsible

ADJECTIVE

thick-witted

Synonyms

WEAK

blockheaded brainless dazed deficient dense dim doltish dopey dull dumb dummy foolish futile gullible half-baked half-witted hebetudinous idiotic ill-advised imbecilic inane indiscreet insensate irrelevant laughable loser ludicrous meaningless mindless moronic naive nonsensical obtuse out to lunch pointless puerile rash senseless shortsighted simple simpleminded slow sluggish stolid stupefied thick thickheaded trivial unintelligent unthinking witless

ADJECTIVE

unintelligent

Synonyms

WEAK

brainless deficient dense doltish dumb empty-headed foolish half-witted idiotic imbecilic inane meaningless mindless moronic not intelligent pointless senseless simple simpleminded slow unthinking witless

Example Sentences

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Also gone is their thick-headed collie mix Murray, replaced by a lanky mixed breed dog they decide to call Walter.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2019

Photo: Ben Rothstein / Paramount Pictures Some of the film’s issues, though, might be owed to a thick-headed script that clashes with the forward-thinking industry intellect applied to its production.

From The Verge • Oct. 8, 2019

Uber managed to cast itself as progress incarnate and the taxi industry as a bunch of thick-headed peasants who didn’t know that its time had passed.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2015

The characters in FX's thriller "The Strain" have seemed a little thick-headed, frustratingly so, in the first three episodes of the Guillermo del Toro creature feature.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2014

Her face tightened into a expression of forced patience, as if she were explaining something to a thick-headed child.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

thick-headed

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