stupidity
Lack of sense
Stupidity is the quality of being unintelligent or showing poor judgment.
It can describe a permanent trait or a momentary lapse: I can't believe my own stupidity.
A stupidity is also a particular foolish act or idea: the stupidities of youth, bureaucratic stupidities.
The word carries more bite than foolishness—it suggests someone should have known better.
Unwise conduct
- idiocyExtreme mental deficiency
- imbecilityExtreme foolishness or stupidity
- asininityObstinate foolishness
- dumbnessFoolishness or muteness
senselessness · witlessness · brainlessness · mindlessness · obtuseness · doltishness · thick-headedness · dimness
Wildly illogical quality
- ridiculousnessQuality of being laughable
- ludicrousnessQuality of being laughable
- preposterousnessQuality of being ridiculous
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
illogicality · irrationality · folly · madness · lunacy · craziness · insanity · zaniness
Careless disregard for danger
- foolhardinessReckless bravery, unwise daring
- rashnessImprudent haste in action
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
thoughtlessness · heedlessness · irresponsibility · negligence · short-sightedness · injudiciousness · indiscretion · poor judgment
Absence of knowledge
- unawarenessState of not knowing
- cluelessnessLack of awareness or understanding
- obliviousnessLack of awareness
- benightednessState of profound unawareness
illiteracy · nescience · incomprehension · blindness · unenlightenment · unfamiliarity · inexperience · misinformation
Innocent lack of experience
- gullibilityEase of being deceived
- credulityUncritical acceptance of claims
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- unsophisticationLack of worldly experience
trustfulness · ingenuousness · guilelessness · impressionability · unworldliness · greenness · callowness · artlessness
foolishness
Unwise conduct
- idiocyExtreme mental deficiency
- imbecilityExtreme foolishness or stupidity
- asininityObstinate foolishness
dumbness · senselessness · witlessness · brainlessness · mindlessness · obtuseness · doltishness · thick-headedness · dimness · denseness
absurdity
Wildly illogical quality
- ridiculousnessQuality of being laughable
- ludicrousnessQuality of being laughable
- preposterousnessQuality of being ridiculous
nonsense · illogicality · irrationality · folly · madness · lunacy · craziness · insanity · zaniness · farcicality
recklessness
Careless disregard for danger
- foolhardinessReckless bravery, unwise daring
- rashnessImprudent haste in action
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
carelessness · thoughtlessness · heedlessness · irresponsibility · negligence · short-sightedness · injudiciousness · indiscretion · poor judgment · misjudgment
ignorance
Absence of knowledge
- unawarenessState of not knowing
- cluelessnessLack of awareness or understanding
- obliviousnessLack of awareness
benightedness · illiteracy · nescience · incomprehension · blindness · unenlightenment · unfamiliarity · inexperience · misinformation · unknowingness
naivety
Innocent lack of experience
- gullibilityEase of being deceived
- credulityUncritical acceptance of claims
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
unsophistication · trustfulness · ingenuousness · guilelessness · impressionability · unworldliness · greenness · callowness · artlessness · childishness
blunder
Foolish, costly mistake
oversight · misstep · miscalculation · faux pas · slip-up · bungling · botch · goof · howler · blooper
- human follyhubris, pride, vanity, greed, arrogance
- folliesfolly, foolishness, idiocy, lunacy, madness
- mental flawsignorance, foolishness, dullness, obtuseness, narrow-mindedness
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, folly, idiotic
- nonsensenonsense, absurd, gibberish, gobbledegook, gobbledygook
- cluelessnessobliviousness, unawareness, ignorance, blankness, clueless
stupidityintelligence
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
brilliance · genius · braininess · cleverness · smartness
stupiditywisdom
Good judgment from experience
sagacity · good judgment · prudence · discernment · insight
- stupidity taxPenalty for unwise choices