Synonyms for idiotic
id·i·ot·ic

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. idiotic

   Synonyms:
   blind, dull, imbecile, shallow, short-sighted, stolid, stupid, undiscerning, unintelligent

   Antonyms:
   acute, astute, clear-sighted, crafty, cunning, discerning, discriminating, keen, knowing, penetrating, penetrative, perspicacious, sagacious, sharp, shrewd, subtile, subtle

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crackbrained, idioticadjective

   insanely irresponsible

   "an idiotic idea"

   Synonyms:
   laughable, cockeyed, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, derisory, ludicrous, imbecilic, absurd, imbecile, crackbrained

   Antonyms:
   wise, sane, precocious

2. absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculousadjective

   incongruous;inviting ridicule

   "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

   Synonyms:
   farcical, laughable, nonsensical, lopsided, pissed, blind drunk, ludicrous, nonsense(a), besotted, risible, wonky, imbecilic, slopped, mirthful, amusing, blotto, skew-whiff, pixilated, absurd, crocked, crackbrained, comic, ridiculous, fuddled, tight, comical, funny, soused, imbecile, cockeyed, squiffy, derisory, silly, preposterous, sozzled, stiff, pathetic, awry(p), plastered, pie-eyed, sloshed, smashed, soaked, loaded, wet, askew

   Antonyms:
   precocious, sane, wise

3. imbecile, imbecilic, idioticadjective

   having a mental age of three to seven years

   Synonyms:
   ludicrous, absurd, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, cockeyed, derisory, imbecilic, imbecile, crackbrained

   Antonyms:
   wise, sane, precocious

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. idioticadjective

   Synonyms:
   foolish, sottish

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. idioticadjective

   Synonyms:
   imbecile, foolish, fatuous, senseless

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "idiotic":

   stupid, idiot, silly, fool, foolish, dumb, absurd

How to pronounce idiotic?

How to say idiotic in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use idiotic in a sentence?

1. Cezary Jasi?ski:

   This idiotic ruling will not prevent abortions, but for every woman who will experience pain because of this ruling, or will be forced to give birth to a child with Down’s Syndrome, they (court judges) will be to blame.

2. Cezary Jasi?ski:

   This idiotic ruling will not prevent abortions, but for every woman who will experience pain because of this ruling, or will be forced to give birth to a child with Down's Syndrome, they( court judges) will be to blame.

3. David Blanchflower:

   This is the most idiotic idea I have ever heard from a presidential candidate. The entire economics profession thinks it's a joke, it would be more sensible to go on the goldfish standard.

4. Kathy McCollum:

   The deadly, idiotic handling of our Afghanistan withdrawal will be a permanent stain on America’s foreign policy and military leadership.

5. H. L. Mencken:

   The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.