dopy

1 7.2

Silly and slow to understand things

adjective
/ˈdoʊpi/

Offensive

: tonto

He felt quite dopy after staying up all night.

Examples

She felt dopy after staying up all night watching movies.
He made a dopy mistake on his math test.
That was a really dopy idea, and it didn't work at all.
Don't be so dopy!
His dopy remarks during the meeting made everyone laugh at his lack of seriousness.
She often found herself in dopy situations due to her silly choices.
Trying to solve that puzzle without any help was a dopy decision on his part.

Synonyms

silly

vsdopy

976 1.0

Not sensible and often a little foolish

is similar but may stress a lack of intelligence more

foolish

vsdopy

505 1.3

Not showing good sense and making unwise choices

leans more toward blunt lack of intelligence rather than poor judgment

dopey

vsdopy

Offensive

19 6.7

Not very smart and likely to act in a silly way

is the same idea but slightly less blunt in tone

boneheaded

vsdopy

Offensive

8 8.0

Very stupid and not thinking clearly

is similar but can be milder and less insulting

dippy

vsdopy

Informal

5 8.2

Being silly and a little strange in a friendly way

implies actual low intelligence rather than eccentric harmlessness

ditzy

vsdopy

Informal

5 8.2

Silly and a little forgetful in a friendly way

is less charming and more about lacking real intelligence

barmy

vsdopy

3 8.2

Being silly and slightly crazy in a way that seems funny and harmless

is more about simple lack of smarts rather than amusement

goosey

vsdopy

Informal

2 9.8

Silly in a way that shows bad judgment

is similar but often used more playfully or mild

ditsy

vsdopy

Informal

1 7.2

Being silly and forgetful but not serious

focuses more on plain foolishness or lacking intelligence

doltish

vsdopy

Offensive

1 9.3

Not very smart and acting in a foolish way

is more general foolishness rather than specifically slow thinking

gormless

vsdopy

Offensive

1 9.9

Someone who is not smart and slow to understand

is broader, covering simple foolish acts not low energy

chumpy

vsdopy

Informal

1 8.9

A little silly in a harmless, often funny way

can be more negative, stressing actual lack of intelligence

daffy

vsdopy

Informal

1 8.4

Acting silly and slightly crazy in a harmless way

implies more genuine lack of intelligence rather than amusing oddness

goosy

vsdopy

Informal

1 9.9

Being silly and not thinking clearly

is broader, including simple silliness as well as poor judgment

goony

vsdopy

Informal

1 8.9

Silly and awkward in a clumsy, funny way

refers more to lack of intelligence rather than clumsiness

dappy

vsdopy

1 9.9

Feeling silly and cheerful in a light, slightly confused way

refers more to pure foolishness and low mental sharpness

anserine

vsdopy

Offensive

9.9

Very foolish and showing little common sense

is the same basic idea but more neutral in feeling

duncish

vsdopy

Offensive

9.9

Slow to understand things and often acting foolishly

covers general foolishness not only slow comprehension

duncical

vsdopy

Offensive

9.9

Very foolish and showing little sense

applies more widely to silly or unintelligent behaviour

gooselike

vsdopy

Offensive

9.4

Silly and acting in a foolish, awkward way

is the same idea but less focused on manner

Antonyms

smart

∞ 1.9

Shows quick thinking and good understanding

clever

573 1.7

Understands things quickly and finds smart solutions

intelligent

81 2.7

Showing good judgment and practical sense

How Silly

idiotic

Offensive

115 4.4

stupid

Offensive

∞ 1.0

dopy

Offensive

1 7.2

foolish

505 1.3

silly

Informal

2 7.4

Surface Forms

dopy positive

dopier comparative

dopiest superlative

Morphology

dopy = dope (transparent) = dope + y

The adjective is a regular adjectival formation from 'dope' (meaning a stupid person or the stupefying drug sense), so learners who know 'dope' plus '-y' will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Dopy comes from the word dope, which once meant a drug that made people sleepy or slow. Because of that, dope began to mean 'stupid', and dopy (like the familiar word dopey) now means 'foolish' or slow in thinking.