In Russia, the people are dumbed down by the Party; in the United States, by the TV.
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Dumbed
Synonyms for "dumbed" (370 found)
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Adjective(29 words)
Adverb(1 words)
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cloddishcloseclose-tonguedclosemouthedcluckcockeyedconcisecowishcrasscrazycredulouscurtdaffydaftdazeddimwitdizzydoltishdotingdull
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dullarddumbfoundeddumbstrickendunceduncicalduncisheconomical of wordsemptyempty headedempty-headedexanimatefatfatheadedfatuitousfatuousfeatherweightfeeble mindedflakyfondfoolfoolheadedfoolishfuddledfutilegagagauchegoofygreengropinggrossgulledidioticignorantimbecileinaneinanimateinanimatedincoherentindisposed to talkindistinctineducableineptinert
Adjective(44 words)
cockamamiecrackbrainedcretinousdatelessdensedenteddimdim-bulbdim-headeddim-witteddoltishdozydrowsyduffle-headeddulldull-headeddull-mindeddull-witteddumb as a bag of hammersdumb as a box of rocks
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inexperiencedinfatuatedinnocentinsaneinsensateinsensibleinsentientinstinctiveinstinctualklutzyknow nothingknow-nothingkookylaconiclifelessloonylumpishmadmaudlinmaundering
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mindlessmoronicmummutenaivenescientnonconsciousnonlivingnonrationalnonsensicalnumskullednuttyoafishopaquequietrawreticentsappyscrewysenselesssentimentalshortshushsilencesillysimplesnugsottishsoullesssparing of wordsstrange tostricken dumbstupidsubhumantaciturntentativetersethickthick wittedthick-wittedthoughtlesstight lippedtight-lippedtongue tiedtongue-tiedtonguelessunacquaintedunacquainted withunanimatedunapprizeduncommunicativeuncomprehendingunconsciousunconversantunenlightenedunfamiliarunfeelingunilluminateduninformeduninitiatedunintelligentunknowingunloquaciousunpostedunripeunsureuntalkativeunteachableunversedvacuousvoicelesswackywetwitlessword-boundwordlesswrongheadedzoiczooidalzoologiczoological
Adjective(75 words)
insipidintellectually challengedjolterheadedknuckleheadedlacklusterlamebrainedlowbrowlumpishlunkheadedmeatheadedmentally challengedmentally retardedmindlessmonosynapticmoronicmutemuttonheadednittynitwittednot the sharpest crayon in the box
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not the sharpest knife in the drawernot the sharpest tool in the shednumbskulledoafishobtusepeabrainedprattypudding-headedpuerilepurblindquarter-wittedretardedridiculousrockheadedsharp as a bowling ballsheep-headedshit-for-brainssillysimpleslightslowslow on the uptakeslow-wittedsluggishsmooth-brainedspeechlessstillstolidthickthick as a brickthick as a plankthick as a whale omelettethick as champthick as mincethick as pig shitthick as two short planksthick-skulledthickheadedthickwittedtranquilunapprehensiveuncleverunderbrainedunintelligentunsmartvacantvacuousvulgarwitlesswooden-headedwoodenheadedwool-headedwoolly-headedwoolly-mindedwordless
Adjective(5 words)
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Sharpevilled to spearpoints for revenging / but now our pride-dumbed mouths are wide in wordless supplication
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