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Intelligence

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Intelligence

/ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/

Tone: "Intelligence" is tonally neutral and works across formal and informal registers. Pairing it with its antonym "blockheadedness" can sharpen contrast and clarify an argument.

Usage: "Intelligence" is primarily used as a noun. Its central meaning — an entity that has such capacities — makes it most effective in contexts where precision matters over a more general alternative.

Antonyms for "intelligence" (39 found)

Noun(39 words)

bimboes blockheadedness boneheadedness brawn cretinism denseness density dimness dimwittedness doltery dullness dullwittedness dumbness dumminess duncedom duncehood duncery emptyheadedness fatuity foolery

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foolishness hebetude idiocy idioticness ignorance imbecility moronicity moronicness moronitynatural intelligenceobtuseness obtusity slow-wittedness stolidity stupidity thickheadedness unawareness vacuity vacuousness

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