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Definitions

witless

[wit-lis] / ˈwɪt lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
foolish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dumb half-baked kooky moronic wacky zany
WEAK
absurd asinine birdbrained brainless cockamamy crazy daffy doltish dotty feebleminded half-witted harebrained idiotic ill-advised irrational jerky loony ludicrous lunatic mad mindless nonsensical nutty ridiculous senseless silly stupid unintelligent unwise
Antonyms
STRONGEST
intelligent smart

Example Sentences

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Harry Brook's dance, swipe and miss at Mitchell Starc from his first ball seemed witless in the moment, yet it was Brook's audacity that kept England from a complete implosion.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

Yet the subtext is less important than the surface: The movie is simply a witless bore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

I’m not talking about crazy uncles who ruin your Thanksgiving dinner; they’ve been crude and witless since the time you were a little kid who avoided them.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

And it’s, hands down, one of the most witless acts perpetuated at the hands of today’s parents.

From Washington Times • Feb. 15, 2023

Not being entirely witless I got the picture that if we were going to die it wasn’t going to be from smallpox.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff