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View usage for: (wɪtləs) adjectiveIf you describe something or someone as witless, you mean that they are very foolish or stupid. [disapproval] ...a witless, nasty piece of journalism. Synonyms: foolish, crazy [informal], stupid, silly More Synonyms of witless witless in British English (ˈwɪtlɪs) adjectivelacking wit, intelligence, or sense Derived forms witlessly (ˈwitlessly) adverb witlessness (ˈwitlessness) noun witless in American English (ˈwɪtlɪs) adjective lacking wit or intelligence; foolish Derived forms witlessly (ˈwitlessly) adverb witlessness (ˈwitlessness) noun More idioms containingwitless scare someone witless Definition lacking intelligence or sense a witless piece of planning Synonyms dull goofy (informal) loopy (informal) crackpot (informal) imbecilic braindead (informal) dumb-ass (slang) rattlebrained (slang) Additional synonymsDefinition 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 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) 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) - without question
- without reservation
- withstand
- witless
- witness
- witness to something
- witter
Additional synonymsDefinition stupid and slow-witted Some dozy bloke ignored the warning signs and drove into a lake. Synonyms stupid, silly, daft (informal), senseless, goofy (informal) 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) 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) 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) 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), halfwittedDefinition 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 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) 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) 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, halfwittedDefinition 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 synonymsDefinition 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, crackbrainedHe 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) |