idiotic
115
4.4
- adjective
- /ˌɪdiˈɑtɪk/
- Offensive
:
idiota
- And I still have a scar to this day from that idiotic thing that I did.
Like I've had some spectacularly idiotic art directors in the past.
- Like I've had some spectacularly idiotic art directors in the past.
- From an evolutionary perspective, sleep is the most idiotic of all behaviors.
- The insightful, funny and decidedly not idiotic Eric Barker.
- This is idiotic, dangerous advice and I'm about to tell you why.
- I didn't know what it was and I felt idiotic.
- Building an unsafe AI and then trying to control it against its will is idiotic.
- And he held that little boy and then that idiotic representative walked right into that.
- And just to be, just to think that your own experience is what the status quo is is idiotic.
- No, because when I think I am the center of the universe, I will be doing so many idiotic things.
- Lewis paints Windrup as vulgar, almost illiterate, a public liar, easily detected and in his ideas, almost idiotic.
- To disregard social because all you've wanted to do on social media is spam your followers until they can't breathe is idiotic.
Examples
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This is idiotic, dangerous advice and I'm about to tell you why.
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Steven thought the whole plan idiotic, thought Jackie beyond saving, but agreed for Libbie's sake.
Fiction book (1998) -
So we had Congress people asking almost idiotic questions.
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"There are worse things than having an idiotic book written about you."
Academic text (2007) -
Well, you look perfectly idiotic in those clothes.
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"Okay, take us to your leader," I said, only then realizing how idiotic that sounded.
Fiction book (1991) -
In an era when intellectual capital is the most valuable form of wealth, this is idiotic public policy.
Academic text (2011) -
I'm not saying my mother isn't completely idiotic when it comes to money.
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At least we'd stand a chance of fighting this idiotic idea that we need men to escort us everywhere.
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His decision to invest all his savings in that scheme was completely idiotic.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not intelligent and showing poor judgment
∞
1.6
Very silly or unreasonable in a way that makes people laugh
945
3.2
Not able to understand or learn things quickly
505
1.3
Not showing good sense and making unwise choices
288
4.4
So silly or unreasonable that it makes no sense
184
4.1
Very foolish and risky because of bad judgment
100
6.0
Very silly and unreasonable so it makes people laugh
72
7.3
Very silly and unreasonable so it seems laughable
60
4.1
So silly or not reasonable that people do not take it seriously
39
5.5
Not making sense or having any meaning
23
8.7
To be very foolish and show poor judgment
8
8.0
Very stupid and not thinking clearly
8
3.3
Not smart or slow to understand
5
8.8
Very stupid or showing poor judgment
4
8.9
A foolish idea or plan that will not work
3
9.9
Very slow to understand or react
1
8.3
Silly and exaggerated in a way that looks like a clown
1
7.9
Being very foolish and showing poor judgment
1
9.9
Very foolish and not sensible or responsible
Very foolish and showing little sense
Very foolish and acting without thinking
Very foolish or not showing any reaction
Very stupid and not able to think clearly
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word idiotic comes from the Greek root idios, which means 'private' or 'own', and this same root gave us the word idiot. Long ago a 'private' person was seen as separate from public life and so not educated or wise, so idiotic now means very foolish or showing a lack of good judgment.