| 释义 | View usage for: (ʌnɪntelɪdʒənt) adjectiveIf you describe a person as unintelligent, you mean that they are stupid, or do not show any sensible ideas or thoughts.  He believes him to be a weak and unintelligent man.  He certainly was not unintelligent. Synonyms: stupid, obtuse, dull, thick More Synonyms of unintelligentunintelligent in British English (ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt) adjective1. lacking intelligence; foolish 2. not endowed with a mind or intelligenceDerived formsunintelligence (ˌuninˈtelligence)  noununintelligently (ˌuninˈtelligently) adverbunintelligent in American English (ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt)   adjective  having or showing a lack or deficiency of intelligence Derived formsunintelligence (ˌuninˈtelligence)  noun unintelligently (ˌuninˈtelligently)  adverbHe certainly was not unintelligent, yet he seemed to be purposely obstructive.Having worked with him for four years, he knew he might be uneducated, but that did not mean he was unintelligent.They are not great works of art, but they make very good not unintelligent recreational reading.But so she would be; despite being quiet, she was not unintelligent.Examples of 'unintelligent' in a sentenceunintelligentHe was abusive of Hemingway as an unintelligent philistine. Synonyms dull unthinking gormless (British, informal) unreasoning dumb-ass (slang)Opposites bright, sharp, smart, clever, intelligent, thinkingAdditional synonymsDefinition 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-wittedDefinition 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-wittedDefinition  stupid and slow-witted Some dozy bloke ignored the warning signs and drove into a lake.Synonyms stupid,  silly,  daft (informal),  senseless,  goofy (informal)Nearby words ofunintelligentuninhibiteduninspireduninspiringunintelligentunintelligibleunintentionaluninterested
Additional synonymsDefinition slow to learn or understandSynonyms 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)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, incautiousDefinition 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 stupid, slow, or insensitive He speaks to me as if I'm thick.Synonyms stupid,  dull,  dense,  insensitive,  dozy (British, informal),  dopey (informal),  obtuse,  brainless,  blockheaded,  dumb-ass (informal),  thickheaded,  dim-witted (informal),  slow-witted |