nitwitted
- adjective
- /ˈnɪtˌwɪtɪd/
- Offensive
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- Only a truly nitwitted person would try to climb that fence without a ladder.
Examples
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She dismissed his nitwitted plan to fix the car with duct tape.
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Don't be so nitwitted about the situation!
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Everyone thought his nitwitted remark made the meeting awkward.
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That was a nitwitted thing to do!
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His nitwitted decision to invest in a failing business cost him a fortune.
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She often makes nitwitted comments that leave everyone in disbelief.
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The nitwitted prank he pulled at the party embarrassed everyone.
Synonyms
945
3.2
Not able to understand or learn things quickly
138
8.1
Not smart or quick to understand
69
4.2
Foolish and having no clear reason
28
6.5
Slow to understand and not quick to learn
24
3.5
Very stupid and not using common sense
16
7.1
Not very intelligent and too naive about complex things
9
6.8
Not showing good sense or judgment
8
3.3
Not smart or slow to understand
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
3
6.7
Not quick to understand or think
2
7.5
Showing very little sense or intelligence
1
9.3
Not very smart and acting in a foolish way
1
9.9
Someone who is not smart and slow to understand
1
8.8
Not very smart or sensible
1
9.9
Slow to understand things and often acting foolishly
1
7.9
Being very foolish and showing poor judgment
A person who is slow to understand and easily fooled
Very foolish and acting without thinking
Not able to think clearly and often doing silly things
Very foolish and slow to understand things
Very foolish or not showing any reaction
Very stupid and not able to think clearly
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nitwitted comes from nit, meaning a 'tiny insect egg', and wit, meaning 'intelligence'. So to be nitwitted is to have the very small 'wit' of a nit, which explains why it means foolish or not very smart.