Dumb Synonyms

74 dumb synonyms include speechless, tongue-tied, wordless, silent, at a loss for words, voiceless, inarticulate, taciturn, and untalkative. Dumb is an adjective, and its antonyms are smart and intelligent. Here are some additional synonyms for "dumb" with example sentences.

Another word for Dumb

74 other ways to say dumb.

1. speechless

  • wordless  
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  • voiceless  
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  • untalkative  
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  • uncommunicative  
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  • tongue-tied  
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  • tight-lipped  
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  • taciturn  
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  • speechless  
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  • silent
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  • saying nothing  
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  • mum  
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  • inarticulate  
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  • close-mouthed  
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  • at a loss for words  
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2. mute

  • without the power of speech  
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  • unable to speak  
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  • mute  
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  • dumb
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  • aphonic  
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  • aphasic  
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3. stupid

  • wooden-headed  
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  • witless  
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  • vapid  
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  • vacuous  
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  • unintelligent  
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  • thickheaded  
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  • thick-skulled  
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  • thick
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  • stupid
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  • soft in the head  
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  • slow on the uptake  
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  • slow-witted  
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  • slow  
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  • simple-minded  
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  • simple
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  • pea-brained  
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  • obtuse  
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  • not the full shilling  
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  • muttonheaded  
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  • moronic  
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  • mindless  
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  • lumpish  
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  • lamebrained  
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  • imbecilic  
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  • ignorant
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  • idiotic  
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  • half-witted  
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  • half-baked  
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  • foolish
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  • fat-headed  
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  • empty-headed  
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  • dunderheaded  
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  • dunce-like  
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  • dull-witted  
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  • dull
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  • dozy  
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  • dotish  
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  • dopey  
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  • doltish  
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  • dof  
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  • dippy  
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  • dim  
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  • dense  
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  • dead from the neck up  
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  • daft  
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  • cretinous  
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  • chuckleheaded  
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  • brainless  
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  • brain-dead  
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  • bovine  
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  • boneheaded  
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  • blockish  
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  • birdbrained  
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  • as thick as two short planks  
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Use dumb in a Sentence

Don't make dumb decisions today.

He felt dumb after losing.

That was a dumb idea.