Fatuous and Perspicacious
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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
Perspicacious is an antonym for fatuous.
Perspicacious
Perspicacious adjective - Mentally acute or penetratingly discerning.
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Synonyms for Perspicacious
Fatuous is an antonym for perspicacious.
Nearby Word: perspicacity
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Perspicacious and Fatuous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fatuous/perspicacious
Fatuous & Perspicacious. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fatuous/perspicacious>.
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