Stupid Definition and Examples

Meaning of Stupid: A person who is ignorant of a subject and of all things in general with the added inability to learn. It is not used in polite company.

Examples:

• “He was so stupid that after repeated explanation he was not able to grasp the simple concept.”
• “It was the action of a stupid individual that caused the eventual catastrophe.”
• “Though an uneducated man, Chavez was not a stupid one.”

Other Words for “Stupid”

Popular synonyms for “stupid”. 

• Idiot
• Fool
• Ass
• Halfwit
• Dunce
• Dolt
• Ignoramus
• Cretin
• Moron
• Imbecile
• Simpleton
• Dope
• Lummox
• Knuckle-dragger
• Dipstick
• Schlub
• Ninny
• Nincompoop
• Chump
• Dimwit
• Dumbo
• Dummy
• Dum-dum
• Loon
• Dork
• Sap
• Jackass
• Blockhead
• Thickhead
• Meathead
• Meatball
• Dodo
• Jughead
• Bonehead
• Knucklehead
• Fathead
• Numbskull
• Numbnuts
• Dumb-ass
• Doofus
• Clod
• Dunderhead
• Ditz
• Wooden-head
• Airhead
• Pinhead
• Silly goose
• Turkey

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• Absurd
• Airhead
• Awkward
• Backward
• Balmy
• Barmy
• Batty
• Blind
• Block-headed
• Bloody
• Blunt
• Bonehead
• Boneheaded
• Boring
• Bovine
• Brainless
• Childish
• Clod
• Cloddish
• Cockeyed
• Confused
• Coot
• Crackpot
• Crass
• Crazy
• Credulous
• Cretin
• Crossbow
• Cuckoo
• Daffy
• Daft
• Dazed
• Deficient
• Delayed
• Dense
• Dim
• Dim-witted
• Dippy
• Dizzy
• Dolt
• Doltish
• Dope
• Dopey
• Dotard
• Dotty
• Douche
• Dozy
• Dry
• Dull
• Dullard
• Dull-witted
• Dumb
• Dumb-ass
• Dumbbell
• Dumber
• Dummy
• Dunce
• Empty
• Empty-headed
• Farcical
• Fat
• Fatheaded
• Fatuous
• Feeble-minded
• Flat
• Fool
• Foolish
• Frivolous
• Funny
• Futile
• Goofball
• Goofing
• Goofy
• Gormless
• Gullible
• Half-assed
• Half-baked
• Half-witted
• Harebrained
• Hare-brained
• Heavy
• Ho-hum
• Humdrum
• Idiot
• Idiotic
• Ignorant
• Ill-advised
• Illogical
• Imbecile
• Imbecilic
• Impoverished
• Inane
• Inept
• Injudicious
• Insane
• Insensitive
• Insipid
• Irksome
• Irrational
• Irresponsible
• Jagoff
• Jejune
• Jerkoff
• Jerky
• Lame
• Laughable
• Lean
• Lethargic
• Light-headed
• Loggerhead
• Loony
• Loser
• Ludicrous
• Lumpish
• Lunatic
• Mad
• Madcap
• Meaningless
• Mindless
• Miserable
• Monotonous
• Moronic
• Nincompoop
• Nonsensical
• Nuts
• Nutty
• Obtuse
• Outlandish
• Pathetic
• Pillock
• Pinhead
• Pointless
• Poor
• Preposterous
• Prosaic
• Rash
• Retarded
• Ridicule
• Ridiculous
• Ridiculousness
• Risible
• Sappy
• Screwball
• Screwy
• Senseless
• Shallow
• Short-sighted
• Silly
• Simple
• Simpleminded
• Simple-minded
• Slow
• Slow-witted
• Sluggish
• Soft
• Stolid
• Stunned
• Stupefied
• Tedious
• Thick
• Thickheaded
• Thick-headed
• Thick-witted
• Thoughtless
• Tiresome
• Torpid
• Twit
• Unfortunate
• Unimaginative
• Unintelligent
• Uninteresting
• Unreasonable
• Unthinking
• Unwise
• Useless
• Vacuous
• Vapid
• Wacky
• Weak
• Weak-minded
• Wild
• Witless
• Wrong
• Zany

“Stupid” Synonyms with Examples

Idiot

• For example: Standing there on stage I felt a complete idiot.

Dunce

• For example: He used to be a dunce at school.

Dolt

• For example: What a donkey, dolt and dunce!

Fool

• For example: He is a fool who cannot be angry, but he is a wise man who will not.

Cretin

• For example: When your brain burns out altogether, your mouth desengages and you babble like a cretin until she leaves.

Moron

• For example: He’s an absolute moron!

Imbecile

• For example: What an imbecile that boy is!

Simpleton

• For example: She represented her little brother as a simpleton.

Dope

• For example: You shouldn’t have told him, you dope!

Ninny

• For example: Don’t be such a ninny!

Nincompoop

• For example: You’re the nincompoop. The test was postponed anyway.

Chump

• For example: The guy’s a chump. I could do a better job myself.

Dimwit

• For example: Look where you’re going, dimwit!

Dumbo

• For example: Don’t call me a dumbo!

Dummy

• For example: The device is not a real bomb but a dummy.

Loon

• For example: That guy’s a real loon.

Dork

• For example: I feel I am too much of a dork.

Sap

• For example: Didn’t you know I was joking, you sap?

Jackass

• For example: He a jackass. Nobody likes him.

Blockhead

• For example: He is a blockhead, and has no idea about how to express his feelings.

Thickhead

• For example: I’ve never heard such thickheaded nonsense!

Meathead

• For example: I’m a meathead. I can’t help it, man. You’ve got smart people and you’ve got dumb people.

Bonehead

• For example:  It was a bonehead mistake, but my family members stood by me.

Knucklehead

• For example: Don’t be such a knucklehead.

Numbskull

• For example: How were we to know that he was a numbskull?

Doofus

• For example: Hurry up, doofus. I don’t have all day.

Clod

• For example: Don’t be such a clod!

Airhead

• For example: She’s a total airhead!

Pinhead

• For example:  Jack is one of prime – seeing men in the office. Too bad he’s like the a pinhead.

Silly goose

• For example: It is a blind silly goose that comes to the fox’s sermon.

Turkey

• For example: His latest movie is a real turkey.

More interesting examples with the word “stupid”

• “It’s his own stupid fault his car was stolen?he should have kept it locked.”
• “I felt really stupid when I realized what had happened.”
• “If he’s stupid enough to walk away, be smart enough to let him go.”
• “He spouts a load of pretentious nonsense and people are stupid enough to believe him!”
• ” I mucked up at the 13th hole and told myself that this was getting stupid.”
• “If he’s stupid enough to walk away, be smart enough to let him go.”