Silly
Silly adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: those silly movie producers who thought that audiences would fall for that gimmick all over again
Unintelligent is a synonym for silly in ability topic. In some cases you can use "Unintelligent" instead an adjective "Silly", when it comes to topics like mental condition, foolish, absurd.
Nearby Word: silliness
Unintelligent
Unintelligent adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: you're not unintelligent, so you must just be stubbornly resisting all attempts to teach you something
Silly is a synonym for unintelligent in ability topic. You can use "Silly" instead an adjective "Unintelligent", if it concerns topics such as mental condition.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- thick and silly
- thick and unintelligent
- simple and silly
- simple and unintelligent
- stupid and silly
- stupid and unintelligent
- foolish and silly
- foolish and unintelligent
- frivolous and silly
- frivolous and unintelligent
- crazy and silly
- crazy and unintelligent
- senseless and silly
- senseless and unintelligent
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