Imbecile
Imbecile adjective - Having a mental age of three to seven years.
Knuckleheaded and imbecile are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knuckleheaded" instead an adjective "Imbecile".
Nearby Word: imbecility
Knuckleheaded
Knuckleheaded adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: the editorial lampooned the knuckleheaded legislation, which was yet another attempt by the government to protect people from themselves
Imbecile and knuckleheaded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Imbecile" instead an adjective "Knuckleheaded".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- fool and imbecile
- fool and knuckleheaded
- thick and imbecile
- thick and knuckleheaded
- simple and imbecile
- simple and knuckleheaded
- stupid and imbecile
- stupid and knuckleheaded
- slow and imbecile
- slow and knuckleheaded
- foolish and imbecile
- foolish and knuckleheaded
- crazy and imbecile
- crazy and knuckleheaded
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