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
Admittedly, laying off development staff to pay investors that fund publishing is a bit like cutting off your legs while trying to escape from a rampaging lion, but most of the people in publishing management are rather dim-witted.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Written and produced by John Hughes, the irreverent and indelible holiday staple follows an 8-year-old who must defend his family’s sprawling Chicago home from two dim-witted robbers after his family members accidentally abandon him while en route to their Christmas vacation in Paris.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
Hybrids are also, to put it bluntly, a bit dim-witted.
—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
Ollie Barder, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Written and produced by John Hughes, the irreverent and indelible holiday staple follows an 8-year-old who must defend his family’s sprawling Chicago home from two dim-witted robbers after his family members accidentally abandon him while en route to their Christmas vacation in Paris.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
Hybrids are also, to put it bluntly, a bit dim-witted.
—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
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 Boke character, which would be Johnson, is the one who will make a mistake on purpose, or make a stupid joke.Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Wi-Fi will always be slow and the gossip will always be fast.Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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Snow has been slow to arrive in Big Bear this year, but the long-term forecast calls for big changes.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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The answer is simple: College football needs a new calendar to make a great game better and save it from itself.Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Homemade ice cream is a lot simpler to make than most people realize.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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Videos taken at the scene showed flames and a thick column of dark smoke at the crash site.Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Local television footage captured thick black smoke billowing from the plane as flames engulfed the aircraft.David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Media pundits and the health care insurance industry are surprised, blissfully ignorant that their elite position guarantees prompt care with minimal frustration.Arthur E Palamara, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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Heller seems blissfully ignorant of what motherhood means — as if pregnancy resulted only from violation, not mutual engagement.Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
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