Fatuous and Perceptive
Opposite meaning words
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
Perceptive is an antonym for fatuous.
Perceptive
Perceptive adjective - Able to sense slight impressions or differences.
Fatuous is an antonym for perceptive.
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