feeble-minded
Lacking intellectual strength
Feeble-minded means weak in intellect or judgment.
The term was once clinical, used to classify people with intellectual disabilities, but that usage is now offensive and obsolete.
Today it appears mainly as an insult suggesting stupidity or poor reasoning: What feeble-minded bureaucrat came up with this policy?
Lacking knowledge or awareness
- simpletonUnintelligent person
- stupidLacking intelligence or judgment
- idioticExtremely lacking intelligence
- moronicExtremely foolish or senseless
imbecilic · halfwit · dimwit · dunce · fool · dolt · blockhead · nincompoop
Lacking in speed
obtuse · thick · dopey · witless · vacuous · limited · challenged · underdeveloped
Belonging to earlier times
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
deprecated · offensive · ableist · stigmatizing · derogatory · pejorative · slur · eugenics
Unable to act independently
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- dependentRequiring outside support
incapable · powerless · unprotected · exploitable · at-risk · endangered · prey · victimized
ignorant
Lacking knowledge or awareness
- simpletonUnintelligent person
- stupidLacking intelligence or judgment
- idioticExtremely lacking intelligence
moronic · imbecilic · halfwit · dimwit · dunce · fool · dolt · blockhead · nincompoop · nitwit
slow
Lacking in speed
dense · obtuse · thick · dopey · witless · vacuous · limited · challenged · underdeveloped · inadequate
archaic
Belonging to earlier times
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
outmoded · deprecated · offensive · ableist · stigmatizing · derogatory · pejorative · slur · eugenics · institutionalization
helpless
Unable to act independently
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
dependent · incapable · powerless · unprotected · exploitable · at-risk · endangered · prey · victimized · manipulable
- ___-minded words
- Euphemismspass away, passed away, passed on, expecting, with child
- mindlessbrainless, mindless, witless, senseless, unthinking
feeble-mindedbrilliant
Intensely bright or gifted
genius · intelligent · clever · bright · gifted
feeble-mindedstrong-minded
Having firm convictions
resolute · determined · decisive · strong-willed · firm