dull-witted
Not very bright
Dull-witted means slow to understand or mentally sluggish.
The term suggests someone who lacks sharpness or quickness of mind: The dull-witted guard didn't notice the prisoners slipping past.
It's more pointed than "slow" but less harsh than "stupid."
Low in light
- denseClosely packed together
- thickHaving great depth
- obtuseLacking mental sharpness
- simple-mindedLacking mental acuity
dopey · vacuous · bovine · cloddish · lumpish · oafish · blockheaded · thick-skulled
Lacking any understanding
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- inattentiveNot paying attention
- unobservantNot paying attention
absentminded · unmindful · unperceptive · unseeing · imperceptive · heedless · blind · deaf
dim
Low in light
simple-minded · dopey · vacuous · bovine · cloddish · lumpish · oafish · blockheaded · thick-skulled · wooden-headed
clueless
Lacking any understanding
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- inattentiveNot paying attention
unobservant · absentminded · unmindful · unperceptive · unseeing · imperceptive · heedless · blind · deaf · insensible
dull-wittedsharp-witted
Intellectually quick and perceptive
quick-witted · sharp · quick · keen · sharp as a tack
dull-wittedbrilliant
Intensely bright or gifted
intelligent · bright · brainy · genius · smart
dull-wittedwitty
Cleverly humorous
clever · sharp-tongued · brilliant · sparkling · scintillating
dull, wits, witty, dulled, dullness, nitwit, dimwit, outwit, witless