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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

ChatGPT won’t make us dumb and dumber unless we let it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

“The future is a lot dumber than I thought it would be,” the worker said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

Christina and I just finished explaining our plan, which sounded a lot dumber with more than a dozen Erudite staring us down as we talked.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth