Synonyms for stupidity
stuˈpɪd ɪ ti, styu-stu·pid·i·ty

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1. stupidity

   Stupidity is sometimes loosely used for temporary dulness or partial stupor, but chiefly for innate and chronic dulness and sluggishness of mental action, obtuseness of apprehension, etc. Apathy may be temporary, and be dispelled by appeal to the feelings or by the presentation of an adequate motive, but stupidity is inveterate and commonly incurable. Compare APATHY; IDIOCY; STUPOR.

   Synonyms:
   apathy, dulness, insensibility, obtuseness, slowness, sluggishness, stupefaction, stupor

   Antonyms:
   acuteness, alertness, animation, brilliancy, cleverness, intelligence, keenness, quickness, readiness, sagacity, sense, sensibility

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1. stupiditynoun

   a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience

   Synonyms:
   folly, betise, foolishness, imbecility

   Antonyms:
   intelligence

2. stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecilitynoun

   a stupid mistake

   Synonyms:
   lunacy, imbecility, madness, foolery, betise, tomfoolery, indulgence, unwiseness, foolishness, folly, craziness

   Antonyms:
   intelligence

Matched Categories

1. • Inability
   • Mistake

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1. stupiditynoun

   Synonyms:
   dulness, obtuseness, sluggishness of understanding, slowness of apprehension

2. stupiditynoun

   Synonyms:
   lifelessness, heaviness, insipidity, tameness, vapidness, want of interest

3. stupiditynoun

   Synonyms:
   stupor, lethargy, torpor, COMA, stupefaction, morbid drowsiness

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1. List of paraphrases for "stupidity":

   foolishness, nonsense, folly, stupid, blunder

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1. Friedrich von Schiller:

   With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.

2. Brian Robinson:

   That was wrong of me and I am very sorry for the pain and embarrassment I've caused my wife and family. There is no excuse for what I have done, i am a victim of my own stupidity, but I am not going to be a victim of a crime -- extortion.

3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

   There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

4. Conan Doyle:

   When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.

5. Unknown:

   Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.