as in dumb
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
the show's amateur sleuth always has to explain to the dim-witted police chief who really committed the murder
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Recent Examples of dim-witted
Hybrids are also, to put it bluntly, a bit dim-witted.
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Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
But what held your interest was the anti-spectacle of a tough little punk band blazing through songs about big-hearted losers and dim-witted politicians.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
It must be said that wrong CEOs are not dim-witted or evil.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2024
Laszlo, like the rest of the characters, is hilariously dim-witted, which feels like a rarity right now when antiheroes and dark comedy rule television.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2024
Even with the original performances of Rachel McAdams and Amanda Seyfried to live up to, Renée Rapp and Avantika shine as queen bee Regina George and her dim-witted lieutenant Karen, and Moana’s Auli’i Cravalho gives outsider Janis a livelier presence than the sarcastic Lizzy Caplan did.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
Lots of stunts, explosions, and F/X gimmicks are interweaved, along with dim-witted, screwball-comedy romantic banter.
—Armond White, National Review, 3 May 2024
The iconic film starred Lindsay Lohan as fish-out-of-water Cady, who tries to adjust to life in a school dominated by a trio called the Plastics: the reigning Regina (Rachel McAdams), toaster-strudel heiress Gretchen (Lacey Chabert), and dim-witted Karen (Amanda Seyfried).
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2024
Wotan’s wife comes across as a dim-witted socialite, flipping through a magazine while making scolding remarks and pulling grotesque faces.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
But what held your interest was the anti-spectacle of a tough little punk band blazing through songs about big-hearted losers and dim-witted politicians.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
It must be said that wrong CEOs are not dim-witted or evil.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2024
Laszlo, like the rest of the characters, is hilariously dim-witted, which feels like a rarity right now when antiheroes and dark comedy rule television.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2024
Even with the original performances of Rachel McAdams and Amanda Seyfried to live up to, Renée Rapp and Avantika shine as queen bee Regina George and her dim-witted lieutenant Karen, and Moana’s Auli’i Cravalho gives outsider Janis a livelier presence than the sarcastic Lizzy Caplan did.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
Lots of stunts, explosions, and F/X gimmicks are interweaved, along with dim-witted, screwball-comedy romantic banter.
—Armond White, National Review, 3 May 2024
The iconic film starred Lindsay Lohan as fish-out-of-water Cady, who tries to adjust to life in a school dominated by a trio called the Plastics: the reigning Regina (Rachel McAdams), toaster-strudel heiress Gretchen (Lacey Chabert), and dim-witted Karen (Amanda Seyfried).
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2024
Wotan’s wife comes across as a dim-witted socialite, flipping through a magazine while making scolding remarks and pulling grotesque faces.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dim-witted
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.Daniel Jackson, Allure, 18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.Andy Benoit, The MMQB, 10 July 2017
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The big choices characters do make are all almost incomprehensibly stupid.Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Nobody directing people and stupid mazes with limited entrances.Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
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However, Prince William wants to take things very slow for his wife to ease her back into normalcy.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Nov. 2024
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The shutter speed of the 6X zoom is relatively slow in low light conditions, resulting in blurry shots more often than with, say, the Vivo X200 Pro.Ben Sin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Or that a different definition will make a theory simpler.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2024
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If peace has always been but a simple voluntary choice, the price of human imperfection has been paid in the coin of perpetual war.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Therefore, don’t be surprised to see bucks bedding right on the edge of thick cover within some of the areas noted above.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
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In almost any Auerbach oil painting, early or late, rawness is thick on the ground.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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After Trump win, Sharon Stone blasts 'ignorant, arrogant' Americans.Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Melody doesn’t learn anything new about herself during her battles against ignorant people while growing up in a time not conducive to her needs.Courtney Howard, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Dim-witted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dim-witted. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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