asinine
Devoid of sense
Asinine means utterly stupid or foolish, with a connotation of stubborn wrongheadedness.
The word derives from the Latin for donkey, and while it literally means donkey-like, the animal connection has faded—calling something asinine is simply a forceful way to say it's idiotic.
That was the most asinine decision I've ever witnessed.
It often describes proposals, arguments, or behavior that the speaker finds not just wrong but insultingly dumb.
Extremely lacking intelligence
- senselessLacking reason or awareness
- sillyFrivolous or absurd
- inaneLacking sense or meaning
- unwiseLacking sound judgment
irrational · thoughtless · preposterous · ludicrous · laughable · nonsensical · imprudent · illogical
Inviting scorn through absurdity
- nonsensicalWithout coherent meaning
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- far-fetchedUnconvincingly unlikely or strained
illogical · unreasonable · incongruous · outlandish · farcical · insane · unthinkable · improbable
Firmly refusing to yield
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
willful · dogged · obdurate · intransigent · mulish · unbending · uncompromising · pigheaded
idiotic
Extremely lacking intelligence
unwise · irrational · thoughtless · preposterous · ludicrous · laughable · nonsensical · imprudent · illogical · unreasonable
ridiculous
Inviting scorn through absurdity
- nonsensicalWithout coherent meaning
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
far-fetched · illogical · unreasonable · incongruous · outlandish · farcical · insane · unthinkable · improbable · cockamamie
obstinate
Firmly refusing to yield
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
bullheaded · willful · dogged · obdurate · intransigent · mulish · unbending · uncompromising · pigheaded · wrongheaded
mule
Equine hybrid, often sterile
equine · bray · hooves · beast of burden · stubborn · obstinate · Eeyore
bovine
Of the cattle family
lupine · ovine · porcine · simian · serpentine · aquiline · vulpine · leonine · ursine · cervine