Word forms: comparative stupider, superlative stupidest
1. adjective
If you say that someone or something is stupid, you mean that they show a lack of good judgment or intelligence and they are not at all sensible.
I'll never do anything so stupid again.
I made a stupid mistake.
Your father wouldn't have asked such a stupid question.
If you give him half a chance he can make you look stupid.
stupidlyadverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective]
We had stupidly been looking at the wrong column of figures.
stupidity (stjuːpɪdɪti, US stuː-)Word forms: plural stupiditiesvariable noun [usually with poss]
I stared at him, astonished by his stupidity.
Synonyms: silliness, folly, foolishness, idiocy More Synonyms of stupid
2. adjective
You say that something is stupid to indicate that you do not like it or care about it, or that it annoys you.
[disapproval]
I wouldn't call it art. It's just stupid and tasteless.
Friendship is much more important to me than a stupid old ring!
Synonyms: silly, foolish, daft [informal], rash More Synonyms of stupid
More Synonyms of stupid
stupid in British English
(ˈstjuːpɪd)
adjective
1.
lacking in common sense, perception, or normal intelligence
2. (usually postpositive)
stunned, dazed, or stupefied
stupid from lack of sleep
3.
slow to comprehend or learn things
4.
trivial, silly, or frivolous
noun
5. informal
a stupid person
Derived forms
stupidly (ˈstupidly)
adverb
stupidness (ˈstupidness)
noun
Word origin
C16: from French stupide, from Latin stupidus silly, from stupēre to be amazed
stupid in American English
(ˈstupɪd; ˈstjupɪd)
adjective
1.
in a state of stupor; dazed; stunned; stupefied
2.
lacking normal intelligence or understanding; slow-witted; dull
3.
showing or resulting from a lack of normal intelligence; foolish; irrational
a stupid idea
4.
dull and boring; tiresome [a stupid party]
also used informally as a generalized term of disapproval
a stupid hat
noun
5.
a stupid person
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈsilly
SYNONYMY NOTE: stupid implies such lack of intelligence or incapacity for perceiving, learning, etc. asmight be shown by one in a mental stupor [a stupid idea]; dull implies a mental sluggishness that may be constitutional or may result from extremefatigue, disease, etc. [the fever left me dull and listless]; dense suggests obtuseness, or an irritating failure to understand quickly or to react intelligently[too dense to take a hint]; slow suggests that the quickness to learn, but not necessarily the capacity for learning,is below average [a pupil slow in most studies]
OPPOSITES: intelligent, bright
Derived forms
stupidly (ˈstupidly)
adverb
stupidness (ˈstupidness)
noun
Word origin
L stupidus < stupere, to be stunned or amazed < IE *steup-, to strike: see steep1
Quotations
He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of hard words and obscure sentences, and asks why books are written which cannot be understoodSamuel JohnsonThe Idler
Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understandCardinal De RetzMémoires
In other languages
stupid
British English: stupid /ˈstjuːpɪd/ ADJECTIVE
If you say that someone or something is stupid, you mean that they show a lack of good judgement or intelligence and they are not at all sensible.
How could I have been so stupid?
American English: stupid
Arabic: غَبِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: estúpido
Chinese: 愚蠢的
Croatian: glup
Czech: hloupý
Danish: dum
Dutch: dom
European Spanish: estúpido
Finnish: typerä
French: stupide
German: dumm
Greek: κουτός
Italian: stupido
Japanese: 愚かな
Korean: 바보같은
Norwegian: dum
Polish: głupi
European Portuguese: estúpido
Romanian: stupid
Russian: бестолковый
Latin American Spanish: estúpido
Swedish: dum
Thai: โง่
Turkish: aptal
Ukrainian: безглуздий
Vietnamese: ngu xuẩn
All related terms of 'stupid'
stupid idea
An idea is a plan, suggestion , or possible course of action.
stupid joke
A joke is something that is said or done to make you laugh , for example a funny story .
how stupid/lucky can you get
You can say , for example , ' How lucky can you get ? ' or ' How stupid can you get? ' to show your surprise that anyone could be as lucky or stupid as the person that you are talking about.
as good/stupid/quick etc as they come
If you say that someone is, for example , as good as they come , or as stupid as they come , you are emphasizing that they are extremely good or extremely stupid.
too silly for words/too stupid for words
You can use expressions such as too silly for words and too ridiculous for words to emphasize that someone or something is extremely silly or ridiculous.
Chinese translation of 'stupid'
stupid
(ˈstjuːpɪd)
adj
[person]笨的 (bèn de)
[question, idea, mistake]愚蠢的 (yúchǔn de)
(inf) 乏味的 (fáwèi de)
1 (adjective)
Definition
lacking in common sense or intelligence
I'm not stupid, you know.
Synonyms
unintelligent
He was abusive of Hemingway as an unintelligent philistine.
thick
He speaks to me as if I'm thick.
dumb (informal)
I came up with this dumb idea.
dull
dim (informal)
The new student wasn't as dim as we first thought.
dense
You can be a bit dense sometimes.
sluggish
deficient
gullible
simple-minded
dozy (British, informal)
Some dozy bloke ignored the warning signs and drove into a lake.
witless
a witless piece of planning
stolid
the stolid faces of the two detectives
dopey (informal)
I was so dopey I believed him.
obtuse
I think you're being deliberately obtuse.
brainless
I got treated as if I was a bit brainless.
half-witted
slow on the uptake (informal)
dumb-ass (slang)
doltish
thickheaded
Boeotian
thick as mince (Scottish, informal)
woodenheaded (informal)
Opposites
bright
,
smart
,
intelligent
,
quick
,
sharp
,
brilliant
,
wise
,
clever
,
sensible
,
shrewd
,
astute
,
on the ball (informal)
,
lucid
,
brainy
,
clear-headed
,
quick-witted
,
quick on the uptake
2 (adjective)
Definition
trivial, silly, or childish
I wouldn't call it art. It's just stupid and tasteless.You won't go and do anything stupid, will you?
Synonyms
silly
Don't go doing anything silly, now, will you?
foolish
It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily.
daft (informal)
I wasn't so daft as to believe him.
rash
Don't do anything rash until the feelings subside.
trivial
ludicrous
It's a completely ludicrous idea.
meaningless
irresponsible
pointless
Violence is always pointless.
futile
senseless
acts of senseless violence
mindless
She wasn't at all the mindless fool they perceived her to be.
laughable
short-sighted
ill-advised
She said his remarks had been ill-advised.
idiotic
What an idiotic thing to say!
fatuous
That is not a fatuous argument, it has to be taken seriously.
nonsensical
It seemed to me that Sir Robert's arguments were nonsensical.
half-baked (informal)
another half-baked scheme that isn't going to work
inane
He always had this inane grin.
crackpot (informal)
unthinking
Bruce was no unthinking vandal.
puerile
puerile schoolboy humour
crass
They have behaved with crass insensitivity.
unintelligent
asinine
I have never heard such an asinine discussion.
imbecilic
crackbrained
Opposites
wise
,
sensible
,
shrewd
,
reasonable
,
realistic
,
thoughtful
,
prudent
,
astute
,
well-thought-out
3 (adjective)
Definition
unable to think clearly
He worked himself stupid.
Synonyms
senseless
Then I saw my boy lying senseless on the floor.
dazed
By the end of the interview I was dazed and exhausted.
groggy
She was still feeling a bit groggy when I saw her.
into oblivion
punch-drunk
He was punch-drunk from fatigue.
insensate
semiconscious
into a daze
Quotations
He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of hard words and obscure sentences, and asks why books are written which cannot be understood [Samuel Johnson – The Idler]Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand [Cardinal De Retz – Mémoires]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of asinine
Definition
obstinate or stupid
I have never heard such an asinine discussion.
Synonyms
stupid,
silly,
foolish,
daft (informal),
senseless,
goofy (informal),
idiotic,
inane,
fatuous,
moronic,
imbecile,
gormless (British, informal),
brainless,
imbecilic,
braindead (informal),
dumb-ass (slang),
dead from the neck up (informal),
thickheaded,
dunderheaded,
halfwitted,
thick-witted
in the sense of brainless
Definition
stupid or foolish
I got treated as if I was a bit brainless.
Synonyms
stupid,
simple,
slow,
thick,
dull,
foolish,
dim (informal),
dense,
dumb (informal),
sluggish,
senseless,
mindless,
idiotic,
simple-minded,
dozy (British, informal),
inane,
witless,
dopey (informal),
unintelligent,
half-witted,
dumb-ass (slang),
doltish,
dead from the neck up (informal),
thickheaded,
slow-witted
in the sense of crass
Definition
stupid and insensitive
They have behaved with crass insensitivity.
Synonyms
insensitive,
stupid,
gross,
blundering,
dense,
coarse,
bovine,
witless,
boorish,
obtuse,
unrefined,
asinine,
indelicate,
oafish,
lumpish,
doltish
Synonyms of 'stupid'
stupid
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of daft
Definition
foolish or crazy
I wasn't so daft as to believe him.
Synonyms
stupid,
simple,
crazy (informal),
silly,
absurd,
foolish,
irrational,
unwise,
senseless,
giddy,
infantile,
goofy,
foolhardy,
idiotic,
inane,
fatuous,
loopy (informal),
witless,
crackpot (informal),
out to lunch (informal),
dopey (informal),
puerile,
imprudent,
scatty (British, informal),
asinine,
gonzo (slang),
imbecilic,
doolally (slang),
off your head (informal),
off your trolley (slang),
up the pole (informal),
dumb-ass (slang),
wacko or whacko (slang, old-fashioned),
off the air (Australian, slang)
in the sense of dazed
By the end of the interview I was dazed and exhausted.
Synonyms
shocked,
stunned,
confused,
staggered,
baffled,
at sea,
bewildered,
muddled,
numbed,
dizzy,
bemused,
perplexed,
disorientated,
flabbergasted (informal),
dopey (slang),
groggy (informal),
stupefied,
nonplussed,
light-headed,
flummoxed,
punch-drunk,
woozy (informal),
fuddled
in the sense of dense
Definition
stupid or dull
You can be a bit dense sometimes.
Synonyms
stupid (informal),
slow,
thick,
dull,
dumb (informal),
crass,
dozy (British, informal),
stolid,
dopey (informal),
moronic,
obtuse,
brainless,
blockheaded,
braindead (informal),
dumb-ass (informal),
dead from the neck up (informal),
thickheaded,
blockish,
dim-witted (informal),
slow-witted,
thick-witted
in the sense of dim
Definition
mentally dull
The new student wasn't as dim as we first thought.
Synonyms
stupid,
slow,
thick,
dull,
dense,
dumb (informal),
daft (informal),
dozy (British, informal),
obtuse,
unintelligent,
asinine,
slow on the uptake (informal),
doltish
in the sense of doltish
Synonyms
stupid,
silly,
foolish,
dense,
dumb (informal),
mindless,
goofy (informal),
idiotic,
inane,
dopey (informal),
brainless,
asinine,
dumb-ass (slang),
boneheaded (slang),
dim-witted (informal),
halfwitted,
clottish (British, informal)
in the sense of dopey
Definition
silly
I was so dopey I believed him.
Synonyms
stupid,
simple,
slow,
thick,
silly,
foolish,
dense,
dumb (informal),
senseless,
goofy (informal),
idiotic,
dozy (British, informal),
asinine,
dumb-ass (slang)
in the sense of dozy
Definition
stupid and slow-witted
Some dozy bloke ignored the warning signs and drove into a lake.
Synonyms
stupid,
silly,
daft (informal),
senseless,
goofy (informal)
in the sense of dumb
Definition
stupid or slow to understand
I came up with this dumb idea.
Synonyms
stupid,
thick,
dull,
foolish,
dense,
dozy (British, informal),
dim,
obtuse,
unintelligent,
asinine,
dim-witted (informal)
in the sense of fatuous
Definition
foolish, inappropriate, and showing no thought
That is not a fatuous argument, it has to be taken seriously.
Synonyms
foolish,
stupid,
silly,
dull,
absurd,
dense,
ludicrous,
mindless,
idiotic,
vacuous,
inane,
witless,
puerile,
brainless,
asinine,
weak-minded,
dumb-ass (slang)
in the sense of foolish
Definition
very silly, unwise, or absurd
It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily.
Synonyms
unwise,
silly,
absurd,
rash,
unreasonable,
senseless,
short-sighted,
ill-advised,
foolhardy,
nonsensical,
inane,
indiscreet,
ill-judged,
ill-considered,
imprudent,
unintelligent,
asinine,
injudicious,
incautious
Additional synonyms
in the sense of groggy
Definition
faint, weak, or dizzy
She was still feeling a bit groggy when I saw her.
Synonyms
dizzy,
faint,
stunned,
confused,
reeling,
shaky,
dazed,
wobbly,
weak,
unsteady,
muzzy,
stupefied,
befuddled,
punch-drunk,
woozy (informal)
in the sense of half-baked
Definition
poorly planned
another half-baked scheme that isn't going to work
Synonyms
stupid,
impractical,
crazy (informal),
silly,
foolish,
senseless,
short-sighted,
inane,
loopy (informal),
ill-conceived,
crackpot (informal),
ill-judged,
brainless,
unformed,
poorly planned,
harebrained,
dumb-ass (slang),
unthought out or through
in the sense of idiotic
What an idiotic thing to say!
Synonyms
foolish,
crazy,
stupid,
dumb (informal),
daft (informal),
senseless,
foolhardy,
inane,
fatuous,
loopy (informal),
crackpot (informal),
unintelligent,
asinine,
harebrained,
dumb-ass (slang),
halfwitted
in the sense of ill-advised
Definition
(of a person) acting without reasonable care or thought
She said his remarks had been ill-advised.
Synonyms
misguided,
inappropriate,
foolish,
rash,
reckless,
unwise,
short-sighted,
unseemly,
foolhardy,
thoughtless,
indiscreet,
ill-judged,
ill-considered,
imprudent,
wrong-headed,
injudicious,
incautious,
impolitic,
overhasty
in the sense of inane
Definition
senseless or silly
He always had this inane grin.
Synonyms
senseless,
stupid,
silly,
empty,
daft (informal),
worthless,
futile,
trifling,
frivolous,
mindless,
goofy (informal),
idiotic,
vacuous,
fatuous,
puerile,
vapid,
unintelligent,
asinine,
imbecilic,
devoid of intelligence
in the sense of ludicrous
Definition
absurd or ridiculous
It's a completely ludicrous idea.
Synonyms
ridiculous,
crazy (informal),
absurd,
preposterous,
odd,
funny,
comic,
silly,
laughable,
farcical,
outlandish,
incongruous,
comical,
zany,
nonsensical,
droll,
burlesque,
cockamamie (slang, US)
in the sense of mindless
Definition
stupid or careless
She wasn't at all the mindless fool they perceived her to be.
Synonyms
unintelligent,
stupid,
foolish,
careless,
negligent,
idiotic,
thoughtless,
inane,
witless,
forgetful,
moronic,
obtuse,
neglectful,
asinine,
imbecilic,
braindead (informal),
dumb-ass (slang),
dead from the neck up (informal)
in the sense of nonsensical
It seemed to me that Sir Robert's arguments were nonsensical.
Synonyms
senseless,
crazy (informal),
silly,
ridiculous,
absurd,
foolish,
ludicrous,
meaningless,
irrational,
incomprehensible,
inane,
asinine,
cockamamie (slang, US)
in the sense of obtuse
Definition
mentally slow or emotionally insensitive
I think you're being deliberately obtuse.
Synonyms
stupid,
simple,
slow,
thick,
dull,
dim (informal),
dense,
dumb (informal),
sluggish,
simple-minded,
dozy (British, informal),
witless,
stolid,
dopey (informal),
brainless,
uncomprehending,
unintelligent,
half-witted,
slow on the uptake (informal),
dumb-ass (informal),
doltish,
boneheaded (slang),
thickheaded,
imperceptive,
muttonheaded (slang),
thick as mince (Scottish, informal),
woodenheaded (informal)
in the sense of pointless
Definition
without meaning or purpose
Violence is always pointless.
Synonyms
senseless,
meaningless,
futile,
fruitless,
unproductive,
stupid,
silly,
useless,
absurd,
irrelevant,
in vain,
worthless,
ineffectual,
unprofitable,
nonsensical,
aimless,
inane,
unavailing,
without rhyme or reason
Additional synonyms
in the sense of puerile
Definition
silly and childish
puerile schoolboy humour
Synonyms
childish,
juvenile,
naive,
weak,
silly,
ridiculous,
foolish,
petty,
trivial,
irresponsible,
immature,
infantile,
inane,
babyish,
jejune (formal)
in the sense of punch-drunk
He was punch-drunk from fatigue.
Synonyms
groggy,
confused,
dazed (informal),
in a daze,
stupefied,
befuddled,
woozy (informal)
in the sense of rash
Definition
acting or done without proper thought or consideration
Don't do anything rash until the feelings subside.
Synonyms
reckless,
hasty,
impulsive,
imprudent,
premature,
adventurous,
careless,
precipitate,
brash,
audacious,
headlong,
madcap,
ill-advised,
foolhardy,
unwary,
thoughtless,
unguarded,
headstrong,
impetuous,
indiscreet,
unthinking,
helter-skelter,
ill-considered,
hot-headed,
heedless,
injudicious,
incautious,
venturesome,
harebrained,
harum-scarum
in the sense of stolid
Definition
showing little or no emotion or interest in anything