Intelligence and Stupidity

Intelligence

Intelligence noun - The ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems.
Usage example: high scores on this test supposedly demonstrate great intelligence

Stupidity is an antonym for intelligence in topics: intellect, understand.

Stupidity

Stupidity noun - The quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind.
Usage example: the stupidity of the dialogue between the two romantic leads had movie audiences giggling uncontrollably

Intelligence is an antonym for stupidity in topics: stupid act, dullness of mind, extreme folly.

Nearby Words: stupid, stupidly

How words are described

human human intelligence human stupidity
good good intelligence good stupidity
natural natural intelligence natural stupidity
complete complete intelligence complete stupidity
Other adjectives: true, genuine, sheer, poor, actual, real, massive, extreme, evil, little, remarkable, incredible, general, apparent, less, tactical.

Both words in one sentence

  • Escort Mission As a multiplayer-only game, the VIP's intelligence or stupidity depends on whether the VIP player is a skilled player, a Noob, or God forbid, a Leeroy Jenkins.
  • Arguing about the intelligence/stupidity levels of the protagonists (a very touchy topic - one end of the spectrum has them as subtle geniuses, the other sees them as having noticeable cases of Down Syndrome), Shirou Emiya being the most common focus.
  • The Tallests are a mild example—in the first episode they both have moments of intelligence and stupidity, but in "Backseat Drivers from Beyond the Stars" Red is the competent one and Purple is stupider.
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