variants
or less commonly dopy
dopier; dopiest
dopiness
noun
Synonyms
- airheaded
- birdbrained
- bonehead
- boneheaded
- brain-dead
- brainless
- bubbleheaded
- chuckleheaded
- dense
- dim
- dim-witted
- doltish
- dorky [slang]
- dull
- dumb
- dunderheaded
- empty-headed
- fatuous
- gormless [chiefly British]
- half-witted
- knuckleheaded
- lamebrain
- lamebrained
- lunkheaded
- mindless
- oafish
- obtuse
- opaque
- pinheaded
- senseless
- simple
- slow
- slow-witted
- soft
- softheaded
- stupid
- thick
- thick-witted
- thickheaded
- unintelligent
- unsmart
- vacuous
- weak-minded
- witless
Examples of dopey in a Sentence
I'm still a little dopey from the painkillers.
After being up all night I was pretty dopey at work.
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And, surprisingly, O’Malley’s character—Matt Lohan, a dopey 32-year-old father who is insecure about his masculinity—might be the least developed and funny of the group.
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2024
Anderson often encourages eccentricity in his stars, but Life Aquatic inspired a warmer, more vulnerable side in Blanchett, who plays the woman who attracts both famed oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and the sweet, dopey Ned Plimpton (Owen Wilson), who may be Steve’s son.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
Read an exclusive excerpt of Dream Girl Drama below:
Sig pulled up to the lavish estate and raked a hand down his jaw, hoping to drag the dopey smile off his face.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
In what would probably have been the Jim Carrey role back in the day, the always likeable Cena appears to be having a blast as a big, dopey screw-up who gets an unlikely shot at redemption via his new identity.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2024
Anderson often encourages eccentricity in his stars, but Life Aquatic inspired a warmer, more vulnerable side in Blanchett, who plays the woman who attracts both famed oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and the sweet, dopey Ned Plimpton (Owen Wilson), who may be Steve’s son.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
Read an exclusive excerpt of Dream Girl Drama below:
Sig pulled up to the lavish estate and raked a hand down his jaw, hoping to drag the dopey smile off his face.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
In what would probably have been the Jim Carrey role back in the day, the always likeable Cena appears to be having a blast as a big, dopey screw-up who gets an unlikely shot at redemption via his new identity.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Dopey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dopey. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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