dumb as an ox
dumb as an ox adjective: stupid.
Adjective
(as) dumb as an ox
- Stupid.
- Synonyms:
- addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed, birdbrained, blockheaded
Synonyms of dumb as an ox
- addlebrained
- addlepated
- airheaded
- bee-brained
- beef-witted
- soft
- beefheaded
- beetle-headed
- birdbrained
- blockheaded
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- Boeotian
- boneheaded
- boofheaded
- braindead
- brainless
- bubbleheaded
- buffle-headed
- bullet-headed
- cerebrally challenged
- childish
- chowderheaded
- chuckleheaded
- crackbrained
- cretinous
- daft
- dense
- dented
- dim-bulb
- dim-headed
- dim-witted
- dim
- doltish
- dopey
- dozy
- drowsy
- dull-headed
- dull-minded
- dull-witted
- dull
- dumber than a box of rocks
Questions about dumb as an ox
- What does dumb as an ox mean?
- Dumb as an ox means stupid.
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- Dumb as an ox is an adjective.
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