nitwitted
Lacking basic sense
Nitwitted means stupid or foolish, describing someone who lacks basic sense or judgment.
The word derives from nitwit, a term for a silly or scatterbrained person.
That was a nitwitted thing to say.
It's informal and mildly insulting rather than harshly offensive.
Lacking mental acuity
- brainlessDevoid of intelligence
- idioticExtremely lacking intelligence
- asinineExtremely foolish or stupid
- imbecilicExtremely unintelligent or foolish
harebrained · doltish · boneheaded · thickheaded · blockheaded · simpleminded · moronic · witless
Inviting scorn through absurdity
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- laughableWorthy of derision
- farcicalAbsurdly comical or mockable
nonsensical · foolhardy · cockamamie · hare-brained · ill-conceived · half-baked · crackpot · senseless
Lacking physical coordination
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- blunderingActing with clumsy incompetence
- ineptLacking skill or competence
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
maladroit · oafish · bumbling · botching · ham-fisted · klutzy · hapless · floundering
Innocently unsuspecting
- credulousProne to blind trust
- trustingInclined to believe others
- simpleFree of complexity
- greenColor of vegetation
unsuspecting · dupable · impressionable · unwary · ingenuous · innocent · susceptible · exploitable
dimwitted
Lacking mental acuity
- brainlessDevoid of intelligence
- idioticExtremely lacking intelligence
- asinineExtremely foolish or stupid
imbecilic · harebrained · doltish · boneheaded · thickheaded · blockheaded · simpleminded · moronic · witless · birdbrained
ridiculous
Inviting scorn through absurdity
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- laughableWorthy of derision
farcical · nonsensical · foolhardy · cockamamie · hare-brained · ill-conceived · half-baked · crackpot · senseless · irrational
clumsy
Lacking physical coordination
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- blunderingActing with clumsy incompetence
- ineptLacking skill or competence
fumbling · maladroit · oafish · bumbling · botching · ham-fisted · klutzy · hapless · floundering · muddling
naive
Innocently unsuspecting
green · unsuspecting · dupable · impressionable · unwary · ingenuous · innocent · susceptible · exploitable · foolable