outdumb
outdumb verb: to surpass in dumbness; to be dumber than.
Verb
outdumb (third-person singular simple present outdumbs, present participle outdumbing, simple past and past participle outdumbed)
- To surpass in dumbness; to be dumber than.
- Borowitz grabs readers by the ear and walks them through the stages of ignorance, […] to celebration (starring Donald J. Trump and, as Borowitz puts it, “wannabes like Ted Cruz and Ron DeSantis — who, despite being graduates of our nation’s finest universities, strenuously try to outdumb him).”2022 October 6, Elisabeth Egan, “Ignoramuses Are Gaining Ground, Andy Borowitz Warns”, in The New York Times
- Antonyms:
- outsmart
Antonyms of outdumb
Forms of outdumb
| third-person singular present | outdumbs |
|---|---|
| present participle | outdumbing |
| past participle | outdumbed |
| past | outdumbed |
Origin of outdumb
From out- + dumb, by analogy with outsmart.
Questions about outdumb
- What does outdumb mean?
- Outdumb means to surpass in dumbness; to be dumber than.
- What part of speech is outdumb?
- Outdumb is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outdumb?
- The past tense of outdumb is outdumbed.
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