What are some opposite words for intelligent?

Antonyms for intelligent
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  1. intelligentadjective

    Antonyms:
    stupid

  2. intelligentadjective

    Antonyms:
    stupid

  3. intelligentadjective

    Antonyms:
    stupid

  4. intelligentadjective

    My girlfriend and I had an intelligent conversation.

    Antonyms:
    stupid

  5. intelligentadjective

    The hunt for intelligent life.

    Antonyms:
    stupid

English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. intelligent

    Clever, as used in England, especially implies an aptitude for study or learning, and for excellent tho not preeminent mental achievement. The early New England usage as implying simple and weak good nature has largely affected the use of the word throughout the United States, where it has never been much in favor. Smart, indicating dashing ability, is now coming to have a suggestion of unscrupulousness, similar to that of the word sharp, which makes its use a doubtful compliment. The discriminating use of such words as able, gifted, talented, etc., is greatly preferable to an excessive use of the word clever. Compare ACUMEN; ASTUTE; POWER.

    Antonyms:
    awkward, bungling, clumsy, dull, foolish, idiotic, ignorant, senseless, slow, stupid, thick-headed, witless

    Synonyms:
    able, adroit, apt, bright, capable, clever, dexterous, expert, gifted, happy, ingenious, intellectual, keen, knowing, quick, quick-witted, sharp, skilful, smart, talented

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. intelligentadjective

    having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree

    "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"

    Antonyms:
    naive, naif, unintelligent, unreasonable, irrational, brainless, stupid, headless

    Synonyms:
    thinking(a), healthy, sound, levelheaded, reasoning(a), level-headed, well-informed

  2. intelligent, well-informedadjective

    possessing sound knowledge

    "well-informed readers"

    Antonyms:
    brainless, unintelligent, naive, naif, irrational, headless, unreasonable, stupid

    Synonyms:
    sound, well-informed, thinking(a), healthy, reasoning(a), level-headed, levelheaded

  3. healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, soundadjective

    exercising or showing good judgment

    "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"

    Antonyms:
    unreasonable, brainless, stupid, unintelligent, naive, irrational, headless, naif

    Synonyms:
    levelheaded, reasoning(a), good, salubrious, well-informed, sizable, sound, wakeless, well-grounded, sizeable, effectual, thinking(a), hefty, profound, healthy, heavy, reasoned, legal, respectable, goodly, goodish, level-headed, tidy, good for you(p)

  4. intelligent, reasoning(a), thinking(a)adjective

    endowed with the capacity to reason

    Antonyms:
    unreasonable, unintelligent, headless, brainless, stupid, naif, naive, irrational

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. intelligentadjective

    Synonyms:
    clever, discerning, astute, bright, knowing, apt, sensible

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unresourceful

    Submitted by davidb on October 6, 2019  

How to use intelligent in a sentence?

  1. Louis-Ferdinand Céline:

    We've no use for intellectuals in this outfit. What we need is chimpanzees. Let me give you a word of advice: never say a word to us about being intelligent. We will think for you, my friend. Don't forget it.

  2. Keith Black:

    We have a number of patients like him, luckily that number is beginning to increase over time as we become more intelligent about the way that we treat these tumors.

  3. New York:

    This economy has been damaged through no fault of anyone, but to get this economy back up again and running, we are going to need an intelligent stimulus bill from Washington.

  4. David Dunham:

    Efficiency is intelligent laziness.

  5. El Paso in which O'Rourke:

    Nobody spoke in the van. I didn't speak. I was pissed. I was pissed at Beto ORourke, I was pissed at the world, I was pissed at that question. I was pissed that we were even having this conversation -- like, how in the world could we be asking ourselves these questions as civilized, intelligent human beings, who report the news, make the news, El Paso in which O'Rourke know, report on the policy, make the policy ? Why are we even asking, is Donald Trump racist ? Did Donald Trump have something to do with this ? Could Donald Trump make this better ? i think I was mostly mad at El Paso in which O'Rourke : Why have I not been able to figure this out ? And why have I not been able to make these connections more clear ? Why have we not been able to change this ?

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Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#2901slow
#4767intelligent
#4775stupid
#13293dull
#14614ignorant
#16024unreasonable
#16072foolish
#17452awkward
#18407naive
#22275irrational
#28776clumsy
#35057senseless
#38606idiotic
#43404headless
#83519brainless
#101823witless
#104497unintelligent
#108120bungling
#113772naif

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