dullards
Not bright ones
Dullards are stupid or slow-witted people.
The word carries a tone of dismissive contempt: The committee was stacked with dullards who couldn't grasp the simplest proposal.
It's somewhat old-fashioned but still used, often with theatrical exasperation.
Foolish, unintelligent people
- simpletonsUnintelligent or naive people
- duncesSlow-witted people
- blockheadsStupid or obstinate people
- numbskullsStupid or foolish people
nitwits · ignoramuses · halfwits · dolts · morons · imbeciles · fools · thickheads
Habitually inactive people
- laggardsThose who trail behind
- dawdlersThose who move slowly
- loiterersThose who linger aimlessly
- shirkersThose who evade duties
idlers · slackers · layabouts · do-nothings · wastrels · ne'er-do-wells · slouchers · drones
Drills or tires
- ploddersSlow, persistent workers
- stodgyDull, overly traditional
- tediousBoring through length
- unimaginativeLacking creative originality
uninspired · vapid · bland · tiresome · pedestrian · humdrum · dreary · lifeless
dimwits
Foolish, unintelligent people
- simpletonsUnintelligent or naive people
- duncesSlow-witted people
- blockheadsStupid or obstinate people
numbskulls · nitwits · ignoramuses · halfwits · dolts · morons · imbeciles · fools · thickheads · knuckleheads
sluggards
Habitually inactive people
shirkers · idlers · slackers · layabouts · do-nothings · wastrels · ne'er-do-wells · slouchers · drones · good-for-nothings
bores
Drills or tires
unimaginative · uninspired · vapid · bland · tiresome · pedestrian · humdrum · dreary · lifeless · spiritless
dullardsgeniuses
Exceptionally gifted intellects
brains · masterminds · intellectuals · savants · prodigies
dullardswits
Mental quickness and resourcefulness
sharp minds · clever clogs · sharpies · quick studies · whips
dullardsscholars
Experts in a field
intellectuals · savants · cognoscenti · deep thinkers · autodidacts