Obtuse and Simple

Similar meaning words

mutual synonyms sentence examples

Obtuse

Obtuse adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: forgive me for being obtuse, but I wish you'd explain that to me again
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Obtuse
Antonyms for Obtuse
Simple is a synonym for obtuse in stupid topic. In some cases you can use "Simple" instead an adjective "Obtuse".
Nearby Word: obtusely

Simple

Simple adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: don't be so quick to characterize people who have trouble with computers as simple
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Simple
Antonyms for Simple
Obtuse is a synonym for simple in feeble-minded topic. Sometimes you can use "Obtuse" instead an adjective "Simple".
Nearby Words: simply, simplicity, simplify, simplified, simplification

Mutual synonyms

Related pairs

Both words in one sentence

  • All in all you have a game so fabricated and obtuse that it makes a Conspiracy Theorist look enlightened and simple by comparison.
    Source: Unwinnable by Design
  • Video Game / Lisa While that sounds relatively simple, Garbage Island is an entirely optional area that most people won't know even exists due to the obtuse way of finding the map to it, hidden in the Fishman Village.
    Source: Video Game / Lisa
  • Some were relatively simple, but others were just obtuse.
    Source: Guide Dang It / Eastern RPG
More sentences
Cite this Source
Simple and Obtuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/obtuse/simple
Obtuse & Simple. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/obtuse/simple>.
Simple or Obtuse. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/obtuse/simple.

Synonyms for obtuse


Synonyms for simple

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "obtuse" and "simple" have occurred on timeline