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as in stupidness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
the stupidity of the dialogue between the two romantic leads had movie audiences giggling uncontrollably
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as in insanity
a foolish act or idea
the succession of stupidities by the company's owners was bound to result in bankruptcy
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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
leaving her bags unguarded inside the airport terminal was nothing but stupidity on her part
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Recent Examples of stupidity
Smart, skilled, hardworking people gracefully put up with all manner of tragedy, stupidity, and institutional rot.
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Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Speaking of stupidity, Kathy, pay for the Second Ave.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
The cops are rendered so clueless and so steadfast in their stupidity, the series accidentally endorses ACAB.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Any who show up are declaring their indelible stupidity and misogyny.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2026
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Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Speaking of stupidity, Kathy, pay for the Second Ave.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
The cops are rendered so clueless and so steadfast in their stupidity, the series accidentally endorses ACAB.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Any who show up are declaring their indelible stupidity and misogyny.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stupidity
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The assassination attempt failed — and Hinckley was arrested, tried and found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1982.—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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His acquittal, which led to a public outcry, had an impact on the federal insanity defense — leading to a shift in the burden of proof.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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This conception of dance music as channeling an elevated presence of mind in an unbound flow state (or whatever) is both galaxy-brained and complete nonsense.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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During the Iraq War, the popular narrative was that our heroic soldiers and marines were going in to liberate the people, free women, and topple a brutal dictator—the same nonsense we are fed now about Iran.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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She's experimented with many hair products over the past three years of taking weight-loss drugs, hoping for her hair to return to its former thickness.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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Flying low over glaciers across Alaska and Wyoming, researchers mapped ice thickness, detected debris layers just a few feet thick and revealed internal structures within the ice.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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The idiocy of these people knows no bounds.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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There’s a heartwarming idiocy to their pursuit, yet what festers underneath is their inability to process grief consciously and the fear that those who deem their existence meaningless might be right.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Commentors, of course, had a mixed bag of reactions, ranging from arguing that Kelce is the Duchess of Delco to criticizing the governor's silliness.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Yet there’s wisdom amid the silliness, as the story gently makes a case for the necessity of grief, mindfulness and mortal awareness, even in a life otherwise unburdened by adult human responsibility.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Unlike its sibling concepts of dumbness and idiocy, stupidity isn’t really a personality trait.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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Compare that to punk rock, which used dumbness as a tactic.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
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Church went to the Holy Land in search of sublimity; Twain fastened on the absurdities of those determined to find it.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The ever increasing absurdity turned a familiar mind game between exes into a shrewd illustration of heartbreak’s capacity to create wild distortions of reality.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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Not a dog barking or a feral cat knocking the lid off the garbage.—
Ellen Bass,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The protester who threw a garbage bin was arrested for reckless endangerment shortly after cops arrive, officials said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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“Stupidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stupidity. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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