as in dumb
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
you're not unintelligent, so you must just be stubbornly resisting all attempts to teach you something
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To me, though, these men seem crude or unintelligent, entitled and immature.
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Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2024
The shift from being called fat and unintelligent to the smartest in the family added new pressures.
—Teshie Ogallo, Parents, 15 Jan. 2024
These communities were also more likely to believe in outdated stereotypes, like all cannabis users are lazy, dangerous, deviant or unintelligent.
—Niklas Kouparanis, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2023
The former president began to talk regularly about Milley in 2021, dismissing him and bringing up stories that made Milley seem unintelligent and untrustworthy, according to sources.
—Robert Costa, CBS News, 9 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintelligent
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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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Sofia has taken Francis, and Sal Maroni is right on her heels with a bunch of his goons to give Oz a few whacks with one of his own stupid golf clubs, then down to the trolley station to take over the Bliss operation.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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The risk, of course, is that the North Koreans will learn what those Russian marines learned recently: that their commanders are cruel, ignorant or both—and that following stupid orders from uncaring officers is bad for your health.David Axe, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Chargers Chargers take Jim Harbaugh’s sometimes comical words very seriously Oct. 25, 2024 Still, major colleges were slow to believe McConkey could be a legitimate prospect.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Even if many retailers are slow to catch on to AI’s benefit at the front end, shoppers are finding workarounds.Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Both measures required a simple majority for passage.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Clark kept her look simple with a black sweater and bomber jacket at the Hinkle Fieldhouse, where the Butler Bulldogs play.Natasha Dye, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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To be ignorant of love is a willful choice when presented so honestly.Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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My ignorant questions perpetuated stereotypes, casting them into victim roles.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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Inside, instead of a traditional flimsy insole, there’s a removable thick layer of PEBA foam resting directly on the carbon fiber plate.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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This was achieved through the installation of a stronger carbon fiber cross-brace between the front shock towers and a thicker undertray bolted beneath the engine.Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Ignoring its naval implications — off the coast of Yemen, for example — would be foolish.Colin Demarest, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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For one country to blindly follow the interests of another is foolish at best and malfeasance at worst.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Unintelligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintelligent. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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