dopey
19
6.7
- adjective
- /ˈdoʊpi/
- Offensive
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- His dopey behavior during the meeting made everyone question his intelligence.
- dopey grin
- dopey kid
- dopey laugh
Examples
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Gabrielle is lounging in a stained nightshirt with a dopey cartoon bear on the front.
Fiction book (2001) -
I was so excited to see his big, dopey face.
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We all do dopey things sometimes.
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And what was so interesting about a bunch of dopey papers and pictures, anyway?
Fiction book (1990) -
He's over there talking to some dopey kids.
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Here I had thought of her as a cold-blooded agent when she was really nothing but a slightly dopey, inexperienced speech teacher.
Fiction book (2000) -
Don't be a dopey space cadet like Dad!
Fiction book (1995) -
"Hi, Daddy," Rolf says through cookie crumbs, smiling his dopey, baby-cheeked smile.
Fiction book (2000) -
I can't believe I made such a dopey mistake on the test.
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She has a dopey grin that makes her look foolish at times.
Synonyms
976
1.0
Not sensible and often a little foolish
505
1.3
Not showing good sense and making unwise choices
138
8.1
Not smart or quick to understand
9
6.8
Not showing good sense or judgment
8
8.0
Very stupid and not thinking clearly
6
5.6
Not quick to understand or learn
6
5.3
Not very smart and slow to understand things
5
8.8
Very stupid or showing poor judgment
5
8.2
Silly and a little forgetful in a friendly way
5
8.2
Being silly and a little strange in a friendly way
3
6.3
Silly, not very intelligent and not serious
2
9.8
Silly in a way that shows bad judgment
1
7.2
Being silly and forgetful but not serious
1
9.3
Not very smart and acting in a foolish way
1
8.9
A little silly in a harmless, often funny way
1
9.9
Someone who is not smart and slow to understand
1
7.2
Silly and slow to understand things
1
9.9
Feeling silly and cheerful in a light, slightly confused way
1
9.9
Being silly and not thinking clearly
Slow to understand things and often acting foolishly
Silly and acting in a foolish, awkward way
Very foolish and showing little common sense
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dopey comes from the common word dope, which can mean a 'drug' and also a 'fool'. So to call someone dopey is to say they act as if slowed by a drug — they seem 'stupid' or 'foolish'.