slow-witted (Meaning)
slow-witted (s)
retarded in intellectual development
slow-witted (a.)
Dull of apprehension; not possessing quick intelligence.
Synonyms & Antonyms of slow-witted
Synonyms:
- insane
- chuckleheaded
- dim
- foolish
- empty-headed
- bubbleheaded
- irrational
- bonehead
- crazy
- dim-witted
- vacuous
- gormless
- softheaded
- dorky
- idiotic
- lamebrain
- brain-dead
- obtuse
- unsmart
- airheaded
- lunkheaded
- mindless
- dopy
- unintelligent
- half-witted
- lamebrained
- idiotical
- thick-witted
- witless
- unreasonable
- soft
- boneheaded
- dunderheaded
- dopey
- fatuous
- silly
- knuckleheaded
- ignorant
- pinheaded
- brainless
- mad
- birdbrained
- weak-minded
- oafish
- opaque
- thickheaded
- senseless
- doltish
Antonyms:
- sage
- brainy
- sharp-witted
- erudite
- knowing
- sapient
- crafty
- cunning
- cerebral
- perspicacious
- sage
- knowledgeable
- crafty
- informed
- ultrasmart
- cerebral
- scholarly
- literate
- astute
- skilled
- learned
- sagacious
- insightful
- keen
- cunning
- perspicacious
- trained
- wily
- quick-witted
- learned
- sagacious
- literate
- shrewd
- trained
- savvy
- educated
- thinking
- scholarly
- supersmart
- informed
- shrewd
- keen
- hyperintelligent
- discerning
- supersmart
- astute
- knowing
- erudite
- intellectual
- savvy
- knowledgeable
- quick-witted
- wily
- thinking
- ultrasmart
- skilled
- intellectual
- brainy
- discerning
- hyperintelligent
- sapient
- sharp-witted
- educated
- insightful
Synonyms:
- unthinking
- cretinous
- screwball
- kooky
- daft
- dotty
- sappy
- nutty
- illiterate
- cockeyed
- absurd
- crackpot
- simpleminded
- imbecile
- zany
- lunatic
- unwise
- whacky
- moronic
- lowbrow
- fallacious
- invalid
- uninformed
- harebrained
- looney
- illogical
- fool
- loony
- preposterous
- nonsensical
- imbecilic
- feebleminded
- daffy
- dippy
- boobish
- unintellectual
- untaught
- cuckoo
- asinine
- uneducated
- wacky
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word slow-witted
retarded in intellectual developmentDull of apprehension; not possessing quick intelligence.
simple, dull, thick, stupid,dumb, dense, slow, insane, chuckleheaded, dim
resourceful, quick, fast, sharp, clever, clever, resourceful,intelligent, apt, keen
Despite his good intentions, he often came across as slow-witted due to his inability to grasp complex concepts quickly.
His classmates sometimes teased him for being slow-witted, but he never let it get to him.
The character in the story was portrayed as slow-witted, often misunderstood by those around him.
It's unfair to judge someone as slow-witted just because they learn at a different pace.
