Stupid and Timid

Stupid

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

Timid and stupid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Timid" instead an adjective "Stupid".

Nearby Words: stupidity, stupor, stupidly

Timid

Timid adjective - Easily frightened.

Stupid and timid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Stupid" instead an adjective "Timid".

Nearby Words: timidity, timorous, timidly

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Columbo, though having a timid, obfuscatingly stupid thing going on, is never seen without a smelly cigar in his mouth.
    Source: Cigar Chomper
  • Manga / Hunter × Hunter Crippling Overspecialization: Komugi is the best Gungi player alive by a large margin, but this has left her severely lacking in all other aspects of her life; she is timid, fragile and borderline stupid.
  • Some incarnations of Superman (especially the iconic portrayal by Christopher Reeve) had their Clark Kenting rely almost completely on Clark Kent being a clumsy, timid stick-in-the-mud (albeit not stupid), so nobody would seriously entertain the notion that this farm boy could be the Man of Steel.
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