Mentally defective
Unintelligent and mentally defective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unintelligent" instead an adjective phrase "Mentally defective".
Unintelligent
Unintelligent adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Mentally defective and unintelligent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mentally defective" instead an adjective "Unintelligent".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- simple and mentally defective
- simple and unintelligent
- dull and mentally defective
- dull and unintelligent
- stupid and mentally defective
- stupid and unintelligent
- slow and mentally defective
- slow and unintelligent
- dim and mentally defective
- dim and unintelligent
- foolish and mentally defective
- foolish and unintelligent
- imbecile and mentally defective
- imbecile and unintelligent
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Unintelligent and Mentally defective. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mentally_defective/unintelligent
Mentally defective & Unintelligent. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mentally_defective/unintelligent>.
Unintelligent or Mentally defective. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mentally_defective/unintelligent.
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