idiotic
Lacking all reason
Idiotic means extremely stupid or foolish: What an idiotic thing to say.
The word is harsher than silly but less clinical than its root, idiot, which once designated a specific category of mental deficiency.
Now idiotic simply dismisses something as profoundly senseless: The plan was idiotic from the start.
Inviting scorn through absurdity
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- nonsensicalWithout coherent meaning
- laughableWorthy of derision
farcical · inane · outrageous · bizarre · illogical · senseless · cockamamie · hare-brained
Extremely foolish or senseless
- imbecilicExtremely unintelligent or foolish
- dimwittedLacking mental acuity
- brainlessDevoid of intelligence
- mindlessLacking thought or awareness
asinine · doltish · simpleminded · unintelligent · dense · thick · slow · dumb
Witless, dense person
blockhead · bonehead · knucklehead · nincompoop · numbskull · nitwit · halfwit · simpleton
Lacking good sense
- unwiseLacking sound judgment
- imprudentLacking careful forethought
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
- shortsightedUnable to see ahead
ill-advised · misguided · injudicious · ill-considered · rash · hasty · naive · gullible
Not guided by reason
- illogicalContrary to valid reasoning
- senselessLacking reason or awareness
- baselessLacking factual support
- groundlessLacking factual support
unfounded · unjustifiable · unwarranted · indefensible · inexplicable · baffling · wrongheaded · perverse
ridiculous
Inviting scorn through absurdity
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- nonsensicalWithout coherent meaning
laughable · farcical · inane · outrageous · bizarre · illogical · senseless · cockamamie · hare-brained · crackpot
moronic
Extremely foolish or senseless
- imbecilicExtremely unintelligent or foolish
- dimwittedLacking mental acuity
- brainlessDevoid of intelligence
mindless · asinine · doltish · simpleminded · unintelligent · dense · thick · slow · dumb · obtuse
moron
Witless, dense person
dunce · blockhead · bonehead · knucklehead · nincompoop · numbskull · nitwit · halfwit · simpleton · dope
foolish
Lacking good sense
- unwiseLacking sound judgment
- imprudentLacking careful forethought
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
shortsighted · ill-advised · misguided · injudicious · ill-considered · rash · hasty · naive · gullible · credulous
unreasonable
Not guided by reason
- illogicalContrary to valid reasoning
- senselessLacking reason or awareness
- baselessLacking factual support
groundless · unfounded · unjustifiable · unwarranted · indefensible · inexplicable · baffling · wrongheaded · perverse · pigheaded
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
- mindlessbrainless, mindless, witless, senseless, unthinking
- inferiorinferior, substandard, second-rate, second-class, subpar
idioticwise
Showing good judgment
sensible · judicious · prudent · sagacious · thoughtful
idioticsensible
Showing good judgment
sane · rational · logical · reasonable · commonsensical
- village idiotSettlement's designated simpleton
- idiot boxDismissive term for television
- like an idiot
- fucking idiot
- useful idiotUnwitting propaganda spreader
- idiot boxesSlang for televisions