half-witted
Not very bright
Half-witted means stupid or foolish, suggesting someone operating with only partial mental capacity.
The term is insulting when applied to people: What half-witted fool left the gate open?
It also describes actions or ideas: a half-witted scheme, half-witted reasoning.
A half-wit is a stupid person.
Low in light
- dullLacking edge or interest
- slowLacking in speed
- obtuseLacking mental sharpness
- denseClosely packed together
thick · vacuous · unintelligent · brainless · dopey · dumb · stupid · idiotic
Slow and dense
- asinineExtremely foolish or stupid
- inaneLacking sense or meaning
- sillyFrivolous or absurd
- absurdWildly illogical
ludicrous · harebrained · scatterbrained · foolhardy · unwise · irrational · senseless · nonsensical
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- simple-mindedLacking mental acuity
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
unwary · dupable · suggestible · exploitable · ingenuous
dim
Low in light
dense · thick · vacuous · unintelligent · brainless · dopey · dumb · stupid · idiotic · moronic
doltish
Slow and dense
absurd · ludicrous · harebrained · scatterbrained · foolhardy · unwise · irrational · senseless · nonsensical · ridiculous
gullible
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- simple-mindedLacking mental acuity
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
impressionable · unwary · dupable · suggestible · exploitable · ingenuous
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
- mindlessbrainless, mindless, senseless, unthinking, empty-headed
half-wittedbrilliant
Intensely bright or gifted
intelligent · clever · smart · sharp-witted · quick-witted
half, witness, witty, nitwit, dimwit, outwit, halve, twit, witless