Fatuous and Knowing

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Fatuous

Fatuous adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: the fatuous questions that the audience members asked after the lecture suggested to the oceanographer that they had understood little
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Knowing is an antonym for fatuous.
Nearby Words: fatuity, fatuousness, fatuously

Knowing

Knowing adjective - Having inside information.
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Antonyms for Knowing
Fatuous is an antonym for knowing.
Nearby Words: know, known, knowingly
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