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as in stupid
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
I felt a little weak-minded at the beginning of the semester but eventually the class was a breeze
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as in foolish
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
a weak-minded decision to use all of their savings to buy lottery tickets in the hopes of hitting the jackpot
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Recent Examples of weak-minded
The older sister, Elena, is thin, beautiful, and somewhat weak-minded.
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Victoria Uren, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Whereas Navalny was poisoned, DT is actually doing the poisoning of his weak-minded supporters.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024
Quickly, and almost imperceptibly, the impressionable and weak-minded Ernest is coaxed into Hale’s running, murderous plot to accrue even more Osage wealth.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
The young man is a weak-minded child in an adult body.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
Victoria Uren, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Whereas Navalny was poisoned, DT is actually doing the poisoning of his weak-minded supporters.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024
Quickly, and almost imperceptibly, the impressionable and weak-minded Ernest is coaxed into Hale’s running, murderous plot to accrue even more Osage wealth.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
The young man is a weak-minded child in an adult body.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weak-minded
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Thank you Hallie for thinking of me and putting my name in your stupid brother's ear.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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That would have been a stupid question just about anywhere else, but the exhibition was by Laura Owens, a painter with a penchant for trickery, and the venue was Matthew Marks Gallery in New York, whose press release for Owens’s latest outing offered little in the way of explanation.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Miami would be foolish to hold onto him as the team still looks to be multiple years away from contending for a postseason berth.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Currently 44-10 | On pace for 67-15 Underestimating the Cavs has proven to be a foolish practice this season.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.—
Daniel Jackson,
Allure,
18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.—
Andy Benoit,
The MMQB,
10 July 2017
Adjective
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My long-distance boyfriend often addressed letters with silly names or in-jokes.—
A.S. King,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Altuve, Espada and everyone in between are stressing the fluidity of a situation that once seemed silly but is transforming into one of baseball’s most fascinating storylines.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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The cut is also gaining ground on the Adult Contemporary chart, only at a much slower pace, which is not unusual for that list.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Morgan Stanley also highlighted risks such as weaker consumption and a slower pace of enterprise digitalization.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2025
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To even suggest that my clients were somehow resistant to other points of view, acted secretly and/or abusively or threatened anyone’s job is patently false and frankly absurd.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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The notion that nonprofits or donors will pick up the financial slack is absurd.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This fund is the simplest way to play the inevitable rise in lithium prices.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Prioritizing fitness amid a busy travel schedule, the former Radio City Rockette and The Talk host says her outlook is simple.—
Meredith Lepore,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Mar. 2025
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While Nigerians are upset with economic conditions, most are not mad at Dangote.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes,
17 Feb. 2025
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Why, for instance, is the hot middle-aged dad, Eric (Scott Foley), so incredibly mad at his 20-something daughter, Olivia (Maia Reficco), for wanting to purchase a literal villa in Italy for the whopping price of one euro?—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Weak-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weak-minded. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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