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also idiotical
as in dumb
having or showing an inability to understand or make sensible choices
He ended up making millions from an idea that many had dismissed as idiotic. I'm afraid I said some really idiotic things yesterday.
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Recent Examples of idiotic
Even those on the right who find Groypers idiotic actually echo many of their political positions.
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
That idiotic comment should exclude him from being granted a place to air his views.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
We were just stunned by my idiotic behavior, but that idea that of the constancy was suddenly were wiped.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Anything else would be idiotic.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
That idiotic comment should exclude him from being granted a place to air his views.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
We were just stunned by my idiotic behavior, but that idea that of the constancy was suddenly were wiped.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Anything else would be idiotic.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiotic
Adjective
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In fact, one of my chief complaints about some contemporary thrillers is the feeling that characters are required to do dumb stuff by the unseen hand of the author, just so more crazy twists can happen.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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But Williamson isn’t usually dumb.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Americans perhaps make a bit of a fuss over how good the food is in Paris, but Full Phil takes this notion to ridiculous extremes.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Two very different shows, with very different moods, but two inspirational nights that prove there is no substitute for human enthusiasm—the more ridiculous the better.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Institutional trading desks spend enormous amounts of time studying behavior, emotional responses and risk tolerance because markets constantly pressure people into making irrational decisions.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The bullish argument goes that earnings season went better than expected, so the rally isn’t irrational.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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But even for someone like myself, totally ignorant to the lore and not really seeking to change that, the Star Wars universe can look genuinely interesting, and some games every now and then manage to tap into that potential.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
30 Apr. 2026
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Jahmil Eady – Freaky As gentrifiers take over her neighborhood, a Gullah Geechee woman, Annabelle (Melanie Nicholls-King) calls on ancestral knowledge, which has dire consequences for the newcomers who have begun to take over the land, ignorant of its history.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Sterling failed to live up to unreasonable expectations created by his huge contract, which quickly became a millstone.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The construction strikes many locals as both unreasonable and unstoppable.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Bainbridge knew about secrets and unreasoning shame.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Let sound political prescience but take the place of an unreasoning prejudice, and this will be done.—
Frederick Douglass,
The Atlantic,
16 Aug. 2017
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“Idiotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiotic. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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