surd (Meaning)
surd (n)
a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords
surd (a)
produced without vibration of the vocal cords
Synonyms & Antonyms of surd
Synonyms:
- lamebrain
- dorky
- empty-headed
- simple
- mindless
- dense
- laughable
- dull
- thick
- slow-witted
- crazy
- lamebrained
- fatuous
- crackpot
- knuckleheaded
- sappy
- cuckoo
- boobish
- lunatic
- senseless
- silly
- jerky
- opaque
- dunderheaded
- insane
- dopey
- asinine
- birdbrained
- oafish
- cockeyed
- daft
- tomfool
- zany
- unintelligent
- feebleminded
- gormless
- pinheaded
- mad
- simpleminded
- loony
- farcical
- daffy
- dim-witted
- dim
- clownish
- dotty
- inept
- slow
- dippy
- unwise
- foolish
- witless
- harebrained
- whacky
- fool
- thickheaded
- airheaded
- soft
- stupid
- preposterous
- looney
- dopy
- screwball
- brain-dead
- brainless
- kooky
- nonsensical
- wacky
- softheaded
- notional
- clueless
- idiotical
- chuckleheaded
- nutty
- absurd
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- half-baked
- weak-minded
- unconsidered
- balmy
- kookie
- bubbleheaded
- half-witted
- chowderheaded
- lunkheaded
- ill-advised
- unreasoned
- buffoonish
- featherheaded
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
FAQs About the word surd
a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords, produced without vibration of the vocal cords
unreasonable, unsound, illogical, imbecilic, thoughtless, dumb, doltish, ridiculous, vacuous, invalid
prudent, clever, sagacious, intelligent, rational, logical, prudent, judicious,sound, clever
In mathematics, a surd is an irrational number that cannot be expressed as a fraction of integers.
The square root of two (√2) is a classic example of a surd.
Surds often arise in geometry and algebra when dealing with lengths or quantities that cannot be expressed as simple fractions.
Students are taught how to simplify expressions involving surds to make calculations more manageable.
