dumber

ADJECTIVE

unable to speak

Synonyms

STRONGEST

speechless

WEAK

at a loss for words inarticulate incoherent mousy mum mute quiet silent soundless tongue-tied uncommunicative voiceless wordless

Antonyms

WEAK

bright intelligent sharp smart speaking

ADJECTIVE

stupid, unintelligent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dull foolish

WEAK

dense dim-witted doltish feebleminded moronic simple-minded thick

Antonyms

WEAK

bright intelligent sharp smart speaking

Example Sentences

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But then they made Woody be a little more understanding and Buzz a little, forgive the word, dumber.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

My anxiety about A.I. is not that it will make my job obsolete but that it will make me a little dumber.

From Slate • May 24, 2026

Artificial general intelligence is moments away, they say, and we’ll all soon be dumber than ChatGPT.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

It’s something much bigger than that, much dumber and much worse.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

But then again, Cory was even dumber than we were, trading for something there was no way he was going to get to keep.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon