Synonyms for idiotic
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1. idiotic

   Synonyms:
   blind, dull, imbecile, shallow, short-sighted, stolid, stupid, undiscerning, unintelligent

   Antonyms:
   acute, astute, clear-sighted, crafty, cunning, discerning, discriminating, keen, knowing, penetrating, penetrative, perspicacious, sagacious, sharp, shrewd, subtile, subtle

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1. crackbrained, idioticadjective

   insanely irresponsible

   "an idiotic idea"

   Synonyms:
   laughable, cockeyed, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, derisory, ludicrous, imbecilic, absurd, imbecile, crackbrained

   Antonyms:
   wise, sane, precocious

2. absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculousadjective

   incongruous;inviting ridicule

   "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

   Synonyms:
   farcical, laughable, nonsensical, lopsided, pissed, blind drunk, ludicrous, nonsense(a), besotted, risible, wonky, imbecilic, slopped, mirthful, amusing, blotto, skew-whiff, pixilated, absurd, crocked, crackbrained, comic, ridiculous, fuddled, tight, comical, funny, soused, imbecile, cockeyed, squiffy, derisory, silly, preposterous, sozzled, stiff, pathetic, awry(p), plastered, pie-eyed, sloshed, smashed, soaked, loaded, wet, askew

   Antonyms:
   precocious, sane, wise

3. imbecile, imbecilic, idioticadjective

   having a mental age of three to seven years

   Synonyms:
   ludicrous, absurd, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, cockeyed, derisory, imbecilic, imbecile, crackbrained

   Antonyms:
   wise, sane, precocious

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1. idioticadjective

   Synonyms:
   foolish, sottish

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1. idioticadjective

   Synonyms:
   imbecile, foolish, fatuous, senseless

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1. List of paraphrases for "idiotic":

   stupid, idiot, silly, fool, foolish, dumb, absurd

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How to use idiotic in a sentence?

1. Paul Hunter:

   This is one of the most dangerous and idiotic suggestions made so far in how one might actually treat COVID-19.

2. Gary Ruvkun:

   It seems really idiotic to not look for DNA on Mars, its an experiment thats worth doing, we would say.

3. Terry Anderson:

   The Iranians aren't at Trump's beck and call, and they won't be if he's elected president, it's so idiotic that I don't know how to address it. One of the first things a president learns when he comes into office is that he can't simply order things and make them happen -- in our government, let alone anyone else's.

4. Adamo Macri:

   Speaking of poison, unlike processed food, which is bad to consume, art should be the polar opposite: it should be over-processed to the point of being dangerous. To be deemed subversive, and intriguing to the eye and intellect, it must induce some form and degree of disruption. In that perspective, art is always safe, despite of idiotic censorship, as long as you don't eat it.”

5. H. L. Mencken:

   The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.