Synonyms of nitty
120 similar words
Another word for nitty is lousy. Other synonyms of nitty are dumb, idiotic, addlebrained, addlepated and airheaded.
Synonyms and similar words for nitty
adjectiveFull of nits.
adjectiveFoolish, inane.
- dumb
- idiotic
- 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
- drowsy
- dull-headedSynonym of dull-witted.
- dull-mindedDim-witted, stupid, unintelligent.
- dull-wittedHaving a dull, blunt wit or mind; unintelligent.
- dull
- dumber than a box of rocksVery stupid.
- 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
- 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
- simple
- 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.
- thick
- 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.
Meaning of nitty
- adjective Full of nits.
- adjective Foolish, inane.
- noun A dope fiend, a druggie.
Questions about synonyms of nitty
- What is another word for nitty?
- Nitty has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as lousy, dumb, idiotic, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained and beef-witted.
- What does nitty mean?
- Nitty means full of nits.
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