slow on the uptake en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (colloquial, idiomatic) Of a person, slow to comprehend or process intellectually.
Antonyms
intellectual · quick-witted · scholared · quick on the uptake · ingenious · brilliant · knowledgeable · quick · wise · savvy · quick-witted · bright · astute · intelligent · rational · whip-smart · quick on the uptake · brainy · gifted · keen · talented · sharp · genius · clever · educated · hivey · smart · sagacious · piquant
Synonyms
cretinous · intellectually challenged · dull-witted · blockheaded · dunderheaded · not the sharpest knife in the drawer · monosynaptic · cerebrally challenged · unsmart · dumb as a doorknob · peabrained · dumber than a box of rocks · birdbrained · dull-minded · lumpish · obtuse · airheaded · dozy · slow on the uptake · dented · dim-witted · empty-headed · unapprehensive · dim-headed · fuckwitted · thick as two short planks · oafish · fuzzy-headed · addlepated · brainless · dim · dull · dumb as dirt · rockheaded · muttonheaded · smooth-brained · buffle-headed · beetle-headed · dumber than a rock · crackbrained · thick as mince · thick as champ · feeble-minded · idiotic · slow-witted · not the sharpest tool in the shed · vacuous · uninformed · dumb as a post · dumb as an ox · half-witted · addlebrained · mindless · purblind · woolly-headed · thick-skulled · bullet-headed · chowderheaded · lunkheaded · braindead · dumb · thick as a plank · thick · fuzzy-minded · chuckleheaded · thick as a whale omelette · boneheaded · half-brained · unclever · fatheaded · moronic · doltish · imbecilic · dull-headed · dumb as a sack of hammers · silly · ass-brained · numbskulled · foolish · dumb as a box of rocks · quarter-witted · flea-brained · ignorant · vacant · hammer-headed · wool-headed · soft · pratty · bubbleheaded · not the sharpest crayon in the box · shit-for-brains · beefheaded · knuckleheaded · dim-bulb · Boeotian · drowsy · mentally retarded · witless · goofy · lamebrained · mentally challenged · bee-brained · thick as pig shit · childish · boofheaded · woolly-minded · sheep-headed · thickwitted · puerile · daft · thickheaded · lowbrow · stupid · ridiculous · dumb as a bag of hammers · slow-witted · wooden-headed · beef-witted · dense · unintelligent · stolid · pudding-headed · dopey · simple · retarded · thick as a brick · slow · inane · nitwitted · insipid · sharp as a bowling ball
Translations (8)
de begriffsstutzig (slow to comprehend) · cs mít dlouhé vedení (slow to comprehend) · de auf der Leitung stehen (slow to comprehend) · pl mieć spóźniony zapłon (slow to comprehend) · fi hidasälyinen (slow to comprehend) · de schwer von Kapee (slow to comprehend) · fr long à la détente (slow to comprehend) · nl traag van begrip (slow to comprehend)