FEEBLEMINDEDNESS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

feeblemindedness

noun

Definition of feeblemindedness

as in idiocy

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Noun

That’s the level of idiocy in the Los Angeles city government.

— Susan Shelley, Daily News, 13 May 2026
The idiocy of these people knows no bounds.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of idiocy

Noun

This serum is great for fading dark spots, boosting collagen production, and fighting visible signs of aging like fine lines and dullness.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Use natural brighteners like vinegar, lemon juice, or sunlight to combat yellowing and dullness.

— Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

Definition of dullness

Noun

The first 10 minutes are an incredible swirl of paranoia, alcoholism, and sluggish dumbness when Gould just needs to feed his cat.

— Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Unlike its sibling concepts of dumbness and idiocy, stupidity isn’t really a personality trait.

— Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026

Definition of dumbness

Noun

That apprenticeship is slower than asking AI for a draft, and the slowness is exactly what builds the tacit expertise the data shows AI cannot replicate.

— Juliette Han, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Everything—the light, the salt, the slowness—conspires to shift your inner tempo.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Definition of slowness

Noun

There’s the White House and its malicious megaphone of mindlessness; the generative AI advocates and their pushy, pathetic ploys; the Major League Baseball owners and their dedication to self-destruction.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
The show’s real villain is mindlessness, in other words.

— Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of mindlessness

Noun

Even at the outset of Covid-19, the unwisdom of lockdowns guided mainstream epidemiology.

— Phillip W. Magness and Peter C. Earle, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2021
Dog-dad Daryl proves the unwisdom of bringing his pet to work and ends up crawling through a crack in the rocks to chase his pup.

— Richard Rys, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2021

Definition of unwisdom

Noun

Is there a level of insanity, vitriol and stupidity that is infiltrating almost every aspect of our modern society, regardless of your political or religious views?

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Warm, fuzzy feelings for noble stupidity are an American thing, especially in politics.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of stupidity

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