Sound and Witless

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Sound adjective - According to the rules of logic.

Usage example: sound reasoning alone should tell you that the result is invalid

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Witless is an antonym for sound.

Nearby Words: sounded, soundness, soundly, sounding, sounder

Witless adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.

Usage example: a dog so witless that it is barely trainable

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Sound is an antonym for witless.

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Witless and Sound. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sound/witless

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