thick-witted

adjective

thick-wit·​ted ˈthik-ˌwi-təd 

: dull or slow of mind : stupid

Synonyms

• airheaded
• birdbrained
• bonehead
• boneheaded
• brain-dead
• brainless
• bubbleheaded
• chuckleheaded
• dense
• dim
• dim-witted
• doltish
• dopey
• dopy
• 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
• thickheaded
• unintelligent
• unsmart
• vacuous
• weak-minded
• witless

Examples of thick-witted in a Sentence

one of the most overused clichés of teen comedies: the thick-witted high school jock

Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above