stupid en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈstjuːpɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈst͡ʃʉwpɪd/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈʃt͡ʃʉː-/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈstɪʊpɪd/ (Wales)
- /ˈsʈ(j)ʊp.ɪɖ/ (South-Asia)
- /ˈstupɪd/ (General-American)
- audio SSB
- /ˈst͡ʃʉːpɪd/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈʃtjʉw-/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈsʈ(j)uː.pɪɖ/ (South-Asia)
- /ˈstjuːpɪt/ (Northumbria, sometimes)
- (New-York-City) audio
- /ˈʃtu-/ (General-American)
- /ˈst͡ʃʉ-/ (Scotland)
- (US) audio
- /ˈstjʉpɪd/ (Scotland)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *(s)tup-éh₁-ye-ti Latin stup(eō) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin stupidusder. Middle French stupideder. English stupid From Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus (“struck senseless, amazed”), from stupeō (“be amazed or confounded, be struck senseless”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tup-, *(s)tewp- (“to push, stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”). Cognate with Old High German stubarōn (“to be astonished, be stunned, be blocked”). Related also to Old English stoppian (“to block, stop”). More at stop.
Meanings
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(of animates) Without intelligence. ▸ Lacking in intelligence.
And it would be a fine proposition If I was a stupid girl But honey, I am no one's exception This I have previously learned
2012, Taylor Swift, “Girl at Home”, in Red, performed by Taylor Swift:I thought I could uplift everyone, but... everything's gotten so bad. God, am I stupid for even trying?
2026 June 19, Gooseworx, “Remember” (4:21 from the start), in The Amazing Digital Circus, episode 9, spoken by Pomni (Lizzie Freeman):It got trapped in the fishing net because it's a big stupid jellyfish!
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Without intelligence. ▸ Exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.
You can kiss a hundred boys in bars Shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling You can say it's just the way you are Make a new excuse, another stupid reason
2024 April 5, Chappell Roan, Justin Tranter, Dan Nigro, “Good Luck, Babe!”performed by Chappell Roan:He made the stupid decision of standing in a half-hour queue for a hamburger, instead of calling ahead.
So I have to pay first, and then wait in line? That's a stupid rule!
I should have spoke to him there and then, seen he was in the mood to do something stupid.
2014 May 1, John Barker, Futures: A Novel, PM Press, page 131:
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Without intelligence. ▸ Unpleasant; annoying to the speaker. This sense can be used alongside obscene words.
The stupid rusty wire cut my thumb when I grabbed it.
Marcie Linguini, who had come down with a stupid ear infection the day of Thanksgiving vacation, curled deeper into her bed.
1982 December 11, Andrea Loewenstein, “The Joys of Community or Holiday-itis Strikes Back”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 21, page 12:Stupid sexy Flanders!
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(euphemistic, qualifier:by association) Without intelligence. ▸ Usually replaces an obscene or profane word, and thus is audibly stressed as such.
Calvin, be quiet and eat the stupid lima beans.
1986 April 7, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):Dewey: "It's too narrow for all three of us. Oh, bummer!" Huey: "Or we could just go single file." Dewey: "Stupid smart Huey..."
2018, “The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!”, in DuckTales:I fall for every stupid trick every stupid day in this whole stupid world!
Mom: Oh you stupid car! What's wrong with you now?!? Calvin: That's it, Mom! Go ahead and swear! We don't mind!
1986 February 23, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):
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To the point of stupor.
Neurobiology bores me stupid.
I am not sure if he is stupid with tiredness or inebriety.
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(archaic) To the point of stupor. ▸ Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.
No sigh to rise, no tear had pow'r to flow, Fix'd in a stupid lethargy of woe.
1702, Alexander Pope, Sappho, section 128:
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(archaic) To the point of stupor. ▸ Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.
Were it not for [fire], the whole wou'd be one great stupid inanimate mass.
1744, George Berkeley, Siris, §190:
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To the point of stupor. ▸ Dulled in feeling or sensation; torpid.
She had never seen Frank Churchill so silent and stupid. He said nothing worth hearing—looked without seeing—admired without intelligence—listened without knowing what she said.
1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume III, chapter 7:
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(slang) Amazing.
That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stupidest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| stupider | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most stupid | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more stupid | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
stupidly · stupid-head · stupidish · stupidstitious · ask a stupid question · stupidify · stupidity · stupidship · play stupid games, win stupid prizes · stupidicy · hit with the stupid stick · stupid is as stupid does · semistupid · nonstupid · unstupid · McStupid · stupid drunk · stupid-ass · there are no stupid questions · stupidass · stupid tax · el stupido · there's no such thing as a stupid question · outstupid · play stupid · stupidism · stupidness · stupid o'clock · squid · you can't fix stupid · stupidy · stupidification
Hypernyms
naive · lacking · weak-minded · clueless
Relateds
intelligence · Appendix:Snowclones/few X short of a Y · idiot · stupendous · stupidity · half a brain · Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class IV § 499. Imbecility · stoopid · stupor · stupe · fool · stupefy · insane · half a head · misinformed · Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class IV § 450a. Absence of intellect
Synonyms
witless · not the sharpest knife in the drawer · dumb · unapprehensive · oafish · inept · hammer-headed · vacant · retarded · unclever · thick as a brick · dull · lunkheaded · dumb as a bag of hammers · bubbleheaded · stupid · boofheaded · flea-brained · thick as a plank · idiotic · fuzzy-headed · dull-headed · childish · ridiculous · addlepated · unsmart · slow · buffle-headed · numbskulled · beefheaded · knuckleheaded · simple · dumber than a box of rocks · monosynaptic · mentally retarded · goofy · woolly-headed · dense · thickheaded · purblind · sheep-headed · peabrained · airheaded · uninformed · dopey · rockheaded · lamebrained · chowderheaded · imbecilic · stolid · ass-brained · half-witted · half-brained · obtuse · foolish · thick as pig shit · dunderheaded · ignorant · dumb as a box of rocks · thick as a whale omelette · lumpish · intellectually challenged · shit-for-brains · chuckleheaded · doltish · puerile · woolly-minded · fatheaded · dented · dull-minded · moronic · thick-skulled · addlebrained · boneheaded · smooth-brained · dumber than a rock · fuckwitted · dumb as an ox · daft · thick as champ · blockheaded · pudding-headed · brainless · braindead · dim-witted · dumb as a post · slow-witted · silly · bullet-headed · insipid · cretinous · wool-headed · thick · not the sharpest tool in the shed · dumb as dirt · pratty · vacuous · fuzzy-minded · mentally challenged · unintelligent · beetle-headed · wooden-headed · slow on the uptake · feeble-minded · birdbrained · quarter-witted · mindless · dull-witted · cerebrally challenged · dozy · dim · not the sharpest crayon in the box · thickwitted · muttonheaded · thick as mince · nitwitted · Boeotian · beef-witted · sharp as a bowling ball · dumb as a doorknob · inane · dim-bulb · crackbrained · dumb as a sack of hammers · lowbrow · dim-headed · drowsy · thick as two short planks · bee-brained · soft · empty-headed
Translations (296)
ota شاشقین (To the point of stupor) · mk глупав (lacking in intelligence) · ms ahmak (lacking in intelligence) · tl tanga (lacking in intelligence) · ca tanoca (lacking in intelligence) · ru тупо́й (lacking in intelligence) · ms benak (lacking in intelligence) · kw gocki (lacking in intelligence) · dv ގަމާރު (lacking in intelligence) · km ខ្លៅ (lacking in intelligence) · pl tępy (lacking in intelligence) · id tolol (lacking in intelligence) · ms congong (lacking in intelligence) · si මොට්ට (lacking in intelligence) · ms bingung (lacking in intelligence) · jv bodho (lacking in intelligence) · ru неу́мный (lacking in intelligence) · nl idioot (To the point of stupor) · km កំលៅ (lacking in intelligence) · hy դանդալոշ (lacking in intelligence) · ky келесоо (lacking in intelligence) · tk akylsyz (lacking in intelligence) · ru дурно́й (lacking in intelligence) · sv omtöcknad (lacking in intelligence) · la stolidus (lacking in intelligence) · ml മണ്ടൻ (lacking in intelligence) · az axmaq (lacking in intelligence) · fa خنگ (lacking in intelligence) · sl trapast (lacking in intelligence) · ga dúr (lacking in intelligence) · fo býttur (lacking in intelligence) · ca babau (lacking in intelligence) · ms tongong (lacking in intelligence) · gd doilleir (lacking in intelligence) · hy հիմար (lacking in intelligence) · ms palui (lacking in intelligence) · ja 間抜け (lacking in intelligence) · af dom (lacking in intelligence) · ar غَبِيّ (lacking in intelligence) · ckb بێ عەقڵ (lacking in intelligence) · et loll (lacking in intelligence) · zlw-opl głupy (lacking in intelligence) · fi see also Thesaurus:tyhmä (lacking in intelligence) · txb aknātsa (lacking in intelligence) · es pavitonto (lacking in intelligence) · nrf niais (lacking in intelligence) · be тупы́ (lacking in intelligence) · da dum (lacking in intelligence) · ka სულელი (lacking in intelligence) · de blöd (lacking in intelligence) · ota شاشقین (lacking in intelligence) · fr stupide (lacking in intelligence) · gd gòrach (lacking in intelligence) · lad shapshal (lacking in intelligence) · id goblok (lacking in intelligence) · lad estupido (lacking in intelligence) · kea jatu (lacking in intelligence) · tr aptal (lacking in intelligence) · ga ainbhiosach (lacking in intelligence) · km ពភ្លីពព្លើ (lacking in intelligence) · ms dongok (lacking in intelligence) · de doof (lacking in intelligence) · sh zatupljujući (To the point of stupor) · sv dum (lacking in intelligence) · vi ngu (lacking in intelligence) · te తెలివి లేని (lacking in intelligence) · ja シブい (slang: amazing) · sa जल (lacking in intelligence) · ms goblok (lacking in intelligence) · id bodoh (lacking in intelligence) · sl butast (lacking in intelligence) · as অঁকৰা (lacking in intelligence) · az küt (lacking in intelligence) · pl durny (lacking in intelligence) · az key (lacking in intelligence) · sh blȅsav (lacking in intelligence) · ms pandik (lacking in intelligence) · ur مورکھ (lacking in intelligence) · grc ἀσύνετος (lacking in intelligence) · scn babbu (lacking in intelligence) · jv goblog (lacking in intelligence) · lv stulbs (lacking in intelligence) · cmn 笨 (lacking in intelligence) · cs hloupý (lacking in intelligence) · km ពភ្លើ (lacking in intelligence) · eo stulta (lacking in intelligence) · kne tabbed (lacking in intelligence) · my န (lacking in intelligence) · es sonso (To the point of stupor) · mi pohe (lacking in intelligence) · ml പൊട്ടൻ (lacking in intelligence) · lv dumjš (lacking in intelligence) · ms sementung (lacking in intelligence) · nl onverstandig (lacking in intelligence) · my တုံး (lacking in intelligence) · az kütbeyin (lacking in intelligence) · tr ahmaklar (lacking in intelligence) · es estúpido (lacking in intelligence) · lo ປຶ (lacking in intelligence) · ja カッコイイ (slang: amazing) · grc ἀνόητος (lacking in intelligence) · lad bovo (lacking in intelligence) · ca estúpid (lacking in intelligence) · ast babayu (lacking in intelligence) · mn мохоо (lacking in intelligence) · arz احمق (lacking in intelligence) · tg аблаҳона (lacking in intelligence) · scn stùbbitu (lacking in intelligence) · es pasmoso (slang: amazing) · ckb گەوج (lacking in intelligence) · ms bodoh (lacking in intelligence) · km ងីងើ (lacking in intelligence) · it scemo (lacking in intelligence) · lv muļķīgs (lacking in intelligence) · tk gagal (lacking in intelligence) · pam bolang (lacking in intelligence) · cy twp (lacking in intelligence) · hi मूर्ख (lacking in intelligence) · et nõme (lacking in intelligence) · el ηλίθιος (lacking in intelligence) · sl neumen (lacking in intelligence) · jv sontoloyo (lacking in intelligence) · ja 馬鹿げた (lacking in intelligence) · ta முட்டாள் (lacking in intelligence) · la stultus (lacking in intelligence) · vi ngu ngốc (lacking in intelligence) · cy bal (lacking in intelligence) · io stupida (lacking in intelligence) · pdt frekjt (lacking in intelligence) · tr salak (lacking in intelligence) · ota بوك (lacking in intelligence) · ms bangang (lacking in intelligence) · es pendejo (lacking in intelligence) · lad tonto (lacking in intelligence) · ms dungu (lacking in intelligence) · ms tolol (lacking in intelligence) · wa loigne (lacking in intelligence) · tg беақл (lacking in intelligence) · hsb hłupy (lacking in intelligence) · la blennus (lacking in intelligence) · uk тупи́й (lacking in intelligence) · nl dom (lacking in intelligence) · ilo tabbed (lacking in intelligence) · cmn 蠢 (lacking in intelligence) · cmn 愚笨的 (lacking in intelligence) · str SC̸OTI (lacking in intelligence) · tt ахмак (lacking in intelligence) · bn মূর্খ (lacking in intelligence) · es gil (lacking in intelligence) · is heimskur (lacking in intelligence) · be глу́пы (lacking in intelligence) · cmn 愚 (lacking in intelligence) · bg глу́пав (lacking in intelligence) · kk ақылсыз (lacking in intelligence) · cu ⰳⰾⱆⱂⱏ (lacking in intelligence) · pl zakuty (lacking in intelligence) · id sontoloyo (lacking in intelligence) · ms bongok (lacking in intelligence) · scn scimunitu (lacking in intelligence) · no dum (lacking in intelligence) · sh бле̏сав (lacking in intelligence) · pl tępogłowy (lacking in intelligence) · dsb głupy (lacking in intelligence) · cu глоупъ (lacking in intelligence) · my တုံးတာ (lacking in intelligence) · ms bahlul (lacking in intelligence) · sh глу̑п (lacking in intelligence) · et rumal (lacking in intelligence) · ms dogol (lacking in intelligence) · ms bebal (lacking in intelligence) · lad aptal (lacking in intelligence) · arz غشيم (lacking in intelligence) · bg тъп (lacking in intelligence) · tr bön (lacking in intelligence) · ms baghal (lacking in intelligence) · su béno (lacking in intelligence) · ur بے وقوف (lacking in intelligence) · ca bèstia (lacking in intelligence) · mi pongipongi (lacking in intelligence) · ka დებილი (lacking in intelligence) · ja イカす (slang: amazing) · ja 愚か (lacking in intelligence) · de dumm (lacking in intelligence) · gd amaideach (lacking in intelligence) · as মূৰ্খ (lacking in intelligence) · es tonto (lacking in intelligence) · ru тупоу́мный (lacking in intelligence) · id bebal (lacking in intelligence) · el βλάκας (lacking in intelligence) · pam borbolen (lacking in intelligence) · te తెలివితక్కువ (lacking in intelligence) · grc βλάξ (lacking in intelligence) · sl glúp (lacking in intelligence) · ur ناسمجھ (lacking in intelligence) · ca toix (lacking in intelligence) · sh тупоуман (lacking in intelligence) · ms bongak (lacking in intelligence) · sq makalush (lacking in intelligence) · lo ຈ້າ (lacking in intelligence) · te బుద్ధిలేని (lacking in intelligence) · km ទុប្បញ្ញា (lacking in intelligence) · mi pōrewharewha (lacking in intelligence) · grc βεβρός (lacking in intelligence) · ja サイコー (slang: amazing) · sa मूर्ख (lacking in intelligence) · ja 阿呆 (lacking in intelligence) · tg аҳмақ (lacking in intelligence) · mi moho (lacking in intelligence) · kk дүлей (lacking in intelligence) · bg зашеметен (To the point of stupor) · pt estupidificado (To the point of stupor) · lo ຊ້າ (lacking in intelligence) · mi pōrewarewa (lacking in intelligence) · es estupefacto (To the point of stupor) · pi duppaññā (lacking in intelligence) · ms pongah (lacking in intelligence) · lt kvailas (lacking in intelligence) · az tupoy (lacking in intelligence) · sh glȗp (lacking in intelligence) · gd baoghalta (lacking in intelligence) · sa मूर (lacking in intelligence) · id dungu (lacking in intelligence) · scn critinu (lacking in intelligence) · wa biesse (lacking in intelligence) · sa निर्बुद्धि (lacking in intelligence) · sk hlúpy (lacking in intelligence) · kk мисыз (lacking in intelligence) · ga mórcheannach (lacking in intelligence) · fa احمق (lacking in intelligence) · ms bengap (lacking in intelligence) · he טיפש \ טִפֵּשׁ (lacking in intelligence) · id geblek (lacking in intelligence) · tk samsyk (lacking in intelligence) · ro prost (lacking in intelligence) · he מטופש (lacking in intelligence) · mi popohe (lacking in intelligence) · kea tolobásku (lacking in intelligence) · gl estúpido (lacking in intelligence) · ka შტერი (lacking in intelligence) · sh тупо̀глав (lacking in intelligence) · bug ᨅᨛᨂᨚ (lacking in intelligence) · sh tupouman (lacking in intelligence) · es gilí (lacking in intelligence) · cmn 呆 (lacking in intelligence) · th โง่ (lacking in intelligence) · el ανόητος (lacking in intelligence) · es zonzo (To the point of stupor) · ja 馬鹿 (lacking in intelligence) · an zamueco (lacking in intelligence) · as বুৰ্বক (lacking in intelligence) · sq budalla (lacking in intelligence) · sh tupòglav (lacking in intelligence) · mi heahea (lacking in intelligence) · be дурны́ (lacking in intelligence) · ang dysiġ (lacking in intelligence) · mi rorirori (lacking in intelligence) · tl bobo (lacking in intelligence) · ka ჩლუნგი (lacking in intelligence) · ms jahil (lacking in intelligence) · fr bête (lacking in intelligence) · scn maravigghiusu (slang: amazing) · et tobe (lacking in intelligence) · ko 어리석다 (lacking in intelligence) · ms pusung (lacking in intelligence) · fa کودن (lacking in intelligence) · uz ahmoq (lacking in intelligence) · it stupefatto (To the point of stupor) · hi नासमझ (lacking in intelligence) · pl głupi (lacking in intelligence) · ro stupid (lacking in intelligence) · ms hamik (lacking in intelligence) · km ងងីងងើ (lacking in intelligence) · sa अज्ञान (lacking in intelligence) · az qanmaz (lacking in intelligence) · pt estupendo (slang: amazing) · tr ahmak (lacking in intelligence) · bg вцепенен (To the point of stupor) · pl durnowaty (lacking in intelligence) · es menso (lacking in intelligence) · yue 蠢 (lacking in intelligence) · ru глу́пый (lacking in intelligence) · sa मूढ (lacking in intelligence) · tg нодон (lacking in intelligence) · lo ຕຶບ (lacking in intelligence) · nl stom (lacking in intelligence) · ms songor (lacking in intelligence) · hu buta (lacking in intelligence) · uk дурни́й (lacking in intelligence) · la stupidus (lacking in intelligence) · fi tyhmä (lacking in intelligence) · km ឆោត (lacking in intelligence) · my မိုက် (lacking in intelligence) · pt estúpido (lacking in intelligence) · km ល្ងីល្ងើ (lacking in intelligence) · it stupido (lacking in intelligence) · ky акмак (lacking in intelligence)