Synonyms of lackluster
120 similar words
Another word for lackluster is dull. Other synonyms of lackluster are drowsy, wooden-headed, dull-headed, dull-minded and dim-headed.
Synonyms and similar words for lackluster
adjectiveLacking brilliance or intelligence.
- simple
- thick
- addlebrainedSynonym of addlepated.
- addlepatedAddled; confused; stupid; flustered.
- airheaded
- bee-brainedExtremely stupid.
- beef-wittedStupid; dull.
- soft informal
- beefheadedStupid; dull-witted.
- beetle-headedMentally dull; stupid.
- birdbrainedSilly and frivolous; empty-headed.
- blockheadedResembling a blockhead; stupid.
- Boeotian
- boneheadedResembling or characteristic of a bonehead.
- boofheaded
- braindead
- brainless
- bubbleheadedStupid; vacuous.
- buffle-headed
- bullet-headed
- cerebrally challengedOf low intelligence; stupid.
- childish
- chowderheadedStupid; foolish; lacking in common sense.
- chuckleheadedStupid, idiotic.
- crackbrainedIdiotic.
- cretinousCharacteristic of a cretin; very stupid.
- daft
- dense
- dented
- dim-bulbSlow-witted, stupid.
- dim-headedSynonym of dim-witted.
- dim-wittedBeing a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple.
- dim
- doltishLike a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid.
- dopeyStupid, silly.
- dozy
- drowsyBoring.
- dull-headedSynonym of dull-witted.
- dull-mindedDim-witted, stupid, unintelligent.
- dull-wittedHaving a dull, blunt wit or mind; unintelligent.
- dullBoring; not exciting or interesting.
- dumber than a box of rocksVery stupid.
- dumb
- dunderheadedStupid, foolish.
- empty-headed
- fatheadedCharacteristic of a fathead; stupid.
- feeble-mindedWeak in intellectual power; lacking firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence.
- flea-brainedIdiotic.
- foolish
- fuzzy-headed
- fuzzy-mindedSynonym of fuzzy-headed: characterized by vague or confused thinking, dull-witted.
- goofy
- half-brainedExhibiting low intelligence, as if having only half a brain.
- half-wittedHaving low intelligence.
- hammer-headed
- idiotic
- ignorant
- imbecilicLike or as an imbecile; so senseless as to be laughable; absurd, foolish, stupid, idiotic.
- inane
- insipid
- intellectually challengedOf low intelligence; stupid.
- knuckleheadedStupid or inept, like a knucklehead.
- lamebrainedFoolish; stupid.
- lowbrowUnsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.
- lumpish
- lunkheadedObtuse; foolish; idiotic.
- mentally challenged
- mentally retarded offensiveIntellectually disabled, medically defined as having an IQ (intelligence quotient) below 70 in addition to deficits in...
- mindless
- monosynaptic
- moronic
- muttonheadedBeing a muttonhead; stupid or foolish.
- nitwittedBeing like a nitwit; being foolish or stupid.
- numbskulledStupid.
- oafishCharacteristic of or resembling an oaf; clumsy, stupid.
- obtuse
- peabrainedStupid; moronic.
- prattyStupid, silly.
- pudding-headedStupid.
- puerile
- purblind literary
- quarter-wittedHaving or displaying half the mental capacity of a half-wit.
- retarded offensive
- ridiculous
- rockheaded
- sharp as a bowling ballNot at all sharp-witted; very stupid.
- sheep-headed
- silly
- slow
- slow on the uptakeOf a person, slow to comprehend or process intellectually.
- slow-wittedLacking a keen or swift intellect, not too bright or not too swift.
- smooth-brained
- stolid
- stupid
- thick-skulledSynonym of thickheaded.
- thickheadedStupid, obtuse or dumb.
- thickwittedStupid, dim-witted.
- unapprehensive
- uncleverNot clever.
- uninformed
- unintelligentNot intelligent.
- unsmartNot smart (in various senses).
- vacant
- vacuous
- witless
- wooden-headedStupid; mentally dull.
- wool-headed
- woolly-headed
- woolly-minded
- dumb as a bag of hammersRemarkably stupid.
- dumb as a box of rocksVery stupid.
- dumb as a doorknobVery stupid.
- dumb as an oxStupid.
- dumb as a post
- dumb as a sack of hammersSynonym of dumb as a bag of hammers.
- dumb as dirtExtremely stupid.
- dumber than a rockExtremely stupid.
- not the sharpest crayon in the boxSynonym of not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
- not the sharpest knife in the drawerLacking in intelligence; dimwitted.
- not the sharpest tool in the shedLacking in intelligence; dimwitted.
Meaning of lackluster
- adjective Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
- adjective Having no shine or luster; dull.
- adjective Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
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Questions about synonyms of lackluster
- What is another word for lackluster?
- Lackluster has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as dull, drowsy, wooden-headed, dull-headed, dull-minded, dim-headed, fuzzy-minded and dim-bulb.
- What does lackluster mean?
- Lackluster means lacking brilliance or intelligence.
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