lamebrains

Not bright people

Lamebrains are stupid people—those who seem to lack basic intelligence or good judgment.

The word is mildly insulting, suggesting someone whose brain doesn't work properly: Those lamebrains in accounting lost the invoice again.

Less common than the singular lamebrain or the adjective lamebrained.

synonyms

dimwits

Foolish, unintelligent people

blockheads · boneheads · knuckleheads · nincompoops · simpletons · dunderheads · halfwits · lunkheads · meatheads · pinheads

traits

foolishness

Unwise conduct

denseness · slow-wittedness · obtuseness · mindlessness · witlessness · cluelessness · gullibility · silliness · thick-headedness · empty-headedness

derision

mockery

Scornful ridicule or travesty

derision · disdain · disparagement · insult · putdown · name-calling · belittling · jeering · taunting

Opposites
intelligence/mental capacity

lamebrainsgeniuses

Exceptionally gifted intellects

masterminds · intellectuals · brainiacs · whiz kids · savants

Family

lamebrain, lamebrained

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G