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What is another word for dumb?

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Adjective

Lacking in intelligence

Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak

Physically unable to speak

Confounded with surprise or wonder

Having a feeling of giddiness or dizziness

Amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic

Lacking a coherent or logical sequence or connection

Lacking in originality, variation, spirit or energy

Cold and not feeling or showing any emotion

Verb

(dated) To suppress the noise or speech of

To put an end to something, especially one's ability to speak or express oneself

Interjection

Draws attention to an act of foolishness or stupidity

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Adjective

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Lacking in intelligence

as thick as two short planks

dead from the neck up

dunce-like

fat-headed

not the full shilling

thick-skulled

weak-minded

brain-dead

not the sharpest knife in the drawer

not the sharpest tool in the box

not the sharpest tool in the shed

thick as two short planks

a brick short of a load

not intelligent

as green as grass

ill-thought-out

two sandwiches short of a picnic

dumb as a box of rocks

dumb as a bag of hammers

flakey^US

flaky^UK

devoid of intelligence

away with the fairies

not right in the head

not quite right in the head

not right upstairs

off your trolley

have bats in the belfry

have kangaroos in the top paddock

leaving self wide open

stupidly irresponsible

not in your right mind

a few cards shy of a full deck

deprived of one's wits

one card shy of a full deck

manic-depressive

over the edge

non compos

severely mentally ill

one sandwich short of a picnic

having kangaroos in the top paddock

flipped-out

as mad as a March hare

flipped out

crazy as a loon

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

beyond the bounds of possibility

leading with one's chin

off guard

pay no mind

fast-and-loose

sticking one's neck out

jumping to conclusions

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“She had a habit of speaking illogically, which led many to believe that she was a dumb person.”

Adjective

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Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak

mum^UK

mom^US

unable to get a word out

wouldn't say boo to a goose

unconversational

poorly spoken

unable to express oneself

wintery^UK

wintry^US

cool, calm and collected

gray^US

grey^UK

abstract

colorless^US

colourless^UK

playing your cards close to your chest

keeping people at arm's length

not given to excesses

unwilling to mix with other people

labored^US

laboured^UK

rolling with the punches

having both feet on the ground

in control of yourself

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“He was unprepared for the interview and remained mostly dumb as the questions were put before him.”

Adjective

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Physically unable to speak

without the power of speech

“He was born dumb but is able to communicate using sign language.”

Adjective

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Confounded with surprise or wonder

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

filled with astonishment

filled with amazement

caught on the wrong foot

terrorized^US

terrorised^UK

unable to believe your eyes

unable to believe one's ears

had their heads messed with

caused to be at a stand

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

made to scratch their head

woolly^UK

wooly^US

up against a brick wall

without an answer

woolly-headed

not knowing if you are coming or going

uncertain which way to turn

pushing the panic button

in a panic

have cold feet

in a cold sweat

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Adjective

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Having a feeling of giddiness or dizziness

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

made to scratch their head

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

had their heads messed with

uncomprehending

besotted

caused to be at a stand

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Adjective

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Amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic

flakey^US

flaky^UK

off-color^US

like nothing on earth

off-colour^UK

never to be forgotten

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Adjective

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Lacking a coherent or logical sequence or connection

unorganized^US

woolly^UK

wooly^US

unorganised^UK

like a dog's breakfast

pell-mell

littered

every which way

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Adjective

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Lacking in originality, variation, spirit or energy

colourless^UK

colorless^US

anaemic^UK

anemic^US

Adjective

Cold and not feeling or showing any emotion

colourless^UK

colorless^US

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

cool, calm and collected

centred^UK

centered^US

with the patience of Job

with a hide like an elephant

rolling with the punches

having both feet on the ground

with both feet on the ground

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Verb

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(dated) To suppress the noise or speech of

“She cannot stop talking, and we will eventually need to dumb her by any means necessary.”

Verb

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To put an end to something, especially one's ability to speak or express oneself

internalize^US

internalise^UK

bring someone to their knees

bring to screeching halt

paralyze^US

paralyse^UK

tranquilize^US

anesthetize^US

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

vaporize^US

vaporise^UK

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

traumatize^US

knock the stuffing out of

wipe from the face of the earth

traumatise^UK

wipe off the face of the earth

break someone's spirit

have a negative effect on

have a negative impact on

sweep someone off their feet

hit for six

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Interjection

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Draws attention to an act of foolishness or stupidity

derp

absurd

stupid

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