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feather-headed, rattle-brained, rattle-headed, ox-like,
boneheaded, addle-pated, addle-headed, addled, Chiefly Brit
imbecile, Chiefly US dumb, jerky, thimble-witted, Colloq dopey,
Brit dozy: He seemed really stupid in comparison with his
precocious younger sister. 2 foolish, silly, frivolous, asinine,
hare-brained, crazy, insane, mad, crack-brained, scatterbrained,
absurd, inane, idiotic, ridiculous, risible, laughable,
ludicrous, nonsensical, senseless, bootless, irresponsible,
irrational, ill-advised, foolhardy, half-baked, Colloq cuckoo,
cock-eyed, damn-fool, Chiefly Brit daft, barmy or balmy, US
cockamamie or cockamamy: He came up with one stupid plan after
another. 3 insipid, dull, tedious, boring, tiresome, humdrum,
prosaic, monotonous, unimaginative, uninspired, uninteresting,
vapid, vacuous, Colloq ho-hum: Most sitcoms feature stupid
characters doing stupid things.
stupidity n. 1 fatuity, obtuseness, dullness, denseness, lumpishness,
doltishness, simplicity, simple-mindedness, imbecility,
cretinism, feeble-mindedness, weak-mindedness, stolidity,
dull-wittedness, dimness, dim-wittedness, halfwittedness,
thick-wittedness, slow-wittedness, thimble-wittedness,
witlessness, brainlessness, mindlessness, empty-headedness,
feather-headedness, rattle-headedness, boneheadedness: In
public affairs stupidity is more dangerous than knavery. 2
foolishness, folly, asininity, craziness, insanity, madness,
absurdity, absurdness, inanity, idiocy, ridiculousness,
risibility, ludicrousness, nonsense, senselessness,
bootlessness, irresponsibility, irrationality, foolhardiness:
The stupidity of such a venture is obvious when you consider the
enormous risk and the minuscule return.
stupor n. insensibility, stupefaction, torpor, lethargy, listlessness,
languor, laziness, lassitude, lifelessness, supineness, inertia;
inertness, coma, trance, unconsciousness, numbness: His stupor
might be caused by the medication he is taking for his cold.
sturdy adj. 1 strong, solid, stout, rugged, tough, well-built,
substantial; strapping, muscular, powerful, brawny, burly,
robust, well-muscled, athletic, hardy, Colloq husky, hefty:
This ladder should be sturdy enough to hold you. James got that
sturdy build from exercise. 2 stalwart, staunch, steadfast,
resolute, firm, vigorous, determined, uncompromising,
unyielding, unwavering, unswerving, unfaltering, enduring,