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单词 witless
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witless

(adjective) 
Definition
lacking intelligence or sense
a witless piece of planning
Synonyms
foolish
How foolish I was not to have seen my doctor earlier.
crazy (informal)
I know it sounds a crazy idea, but hear me out.
stupid
I wouldn't call it art. It's just stupid and tasteless.
You won't go and do anything stupid, will you?
silly
That's a silly thing to say.
dull
daft (informal)
I wasn't so daft as to believe him.
senseless
acts of senseless violence
goofy (informal)
idiotic
What an idiotic thing to say!
dozy (British, informal)
Some dozy bloke ignored the warning signs and drove into a lake.
inane
He always had this inane grin.
loopy (informal)
crackpot (informal)
moronic
It was wanton, moronic vandalism.
obtuse
I think you're being deliberately obtuse.
unintelligent
He was abusive of Hemingway as an unintelligent philistine.
empty-headed
They had misjudged me as empty-headed and dim.
asinine
I have never heard such an asinine discussion.
imbecilic
braindead (informal)
dumb-ass (slang)
halfwitted
the half-witted proposals of those in authority
rattlebrained (slang)

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 crazy
Definition
ridiculous
I know it sounds a crazy idea, but hear me out.
Synonyms
ridiculous,
wild,
absurd,
inappropriate,
foolish,
ludicrous,
irresponsible,
unrealistic,
unwise,
senseless,
preposterous,
potty (British, informal),
short-sighted,
unworkable,
foolhardy,
idiotic,
nonsensical,
half-baked (informal),
inane,
fatuous,
ill-conceived,
quixotic,
imprudent,
impracticable,
cockeyed (informal),
bird-brained (informal),
cockamamie (slang, US),
porangi (New Zealand)
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)

Nearby words of
witless

  • without question
  • without reservation
  • withstand
  • witless
  • witness
  • witness to something
  • witter

Synonyms of 'witless'

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Additional synonyms

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 dull
Definition
slow to learn or understand
Synonyms
stupid,
slow,
thick,
naive,
dim,
dense,
dumb (informal),
daft,
sluggish,
deficient,
crass,
gullible,
dozy (British, informal),
witless,
stolid,
dopey (informal),
obtuse,
brainless,
cretinous,
unintelligent,
half-witted,
slow on the uptake (informal),
dumb-ass (slang),
doltish,
dead from the neck up,
thickheaded,
dim-witted (informal),
slow-witted,
Boeotian,
thick as mince (Scottish, informal),
woodenheaded (informal)
in the sense of empty-headed
Definition
silly or incapable of serious thought
They had misjudged me as empty-headed and dim.
Synonyms
scatterbrained,
simple,
stupid,
silly,
dizzy (informal),
frivolous,
giddy,
goofy (informal),
vacuous,
inane,
skittish,
flighty,
brainless,
harebrained,
featherbrained,
ditzy or ditsy (slang)
in the sense of halfwitted
the half-witted proposals of those in authority
Synonyms
foolish,
simple,
crazy,
stupid,
silly,
dull,
dumb (informal),
batty (slang),
barmy (slang),
goofy (informal),
idiotic,
simple-minded,
flaky (US, slang),
moronic,
obtuse,
feeble-minded,
doolally (slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
addle-brained,
doltish,
dull-witted,
nerdish or nurdish (slang),
off the air (Australian, slang)
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 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 moronic
It was wanton, moronic vandalism.
Synonyms
idiotic,
simple,
foolish,
mindless,
thick,
stupid,
daft (informal),
gormless (British, informal),
brainless,
cretinous (old-fashioned),
unintelligent,
dimwitted (informal),
asinine,
imbecilic,
braindead (informal),
dumb-ass (slang),
doltish,
dead from the neck up (informal),
halfwitted,
Boeotian (rare),
muttonheaded (slang)
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 senseless
Definition
having no meaning or purpose
acts of senseless violence
Synonyms
pointless,
mad,
crazy (informal),
stupid,
silly,
ridiculous,
absurd,
foolish,
daft (informal),
ludicrous,
meaningless,
unreasonable,
irrational,
inconsistent,
unwise,
mindless,
illogical,
incongruous,
idiotic,
nonsensical,
inane,
fatuous,
moronic,
unintelligent,
asinine,
imbecilic,
dumb-ass (slang),
without rhyme or reason,
halfwitted
in the sense of silly
Definition
behaving in a foolish or childish way
That's a silly thing to say.
Synonyms
stupid,
ridiculous,
absurd,
daft,
inane,
childish,
immature,
senseless,
frivolous,
preposterous,
giddy,
goofy (informal),
idiotic,
dozy (British, informal),
fatuous,
witless,
puerile,
brainless,
asinine,
dumb-ass (slang),
cockamamie (slang, US),
dopy (slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of stupid
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,
foolish,
daft (informal),
rash,
trivial,
ludicrous,
meaningless,
irresponsible,
pointless,
futile,
senseless,
mindless,
laughable,
short-sighted,
ill-advised,
idiotic,
fatuous,
nonsensical,
half-baked (informal),
inane,
crackpot (informal),
unthinking,
puerile,
crass,
unintelligent,
asinine,
imbecilic,
crackbrained
in the sense of unintelligent
He was abusive of Hemingway as an unintelligent philistine.
Synonyms
stupid,
obtuse,
dull,
thick,
foolish,
dense,
dozy (British, informal),
unthinking,
gormless (British, informal),
brainless,
empty-headed,
unreasoning,
dumb-ass (slang)
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