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What is another word for
obtuse
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Annoyingly imperceptive or slow to understand
Having an edge or point that is blunt (not sharp)
Muffled or muted in sound, typically in pronunciation
Showing no care, feeling or emotion, especially toward others
Of a triangle, having an obtuse angle
Distasteful, crass or vulgar in nature
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▲
Adjective
▲
Annoyingly imperceptive or slow to understand
stupid
dumb
dense
unintelligent
mindless
witless
brainless
thick
dull
slow
simple
dopey
vacuous
doltish
dim
unsmart
thickheaded
fatuous
boneheaded
lamebrained
oafish
birdbrained
chuckleheaded
senseless
opaque
dunderheaded
lamebrain
bonehead
airheaded
pinheaded
dopy
knuckleheaded
lunkheaded
gormless
dorky
softheaded
bubbleheaded
soft
dozy
bovine
muttonheaded
blockheaded
stolid
dof
dotish
blockish
insensitive
chowderheaded
glaikit
imperceptive
uncomprehending
divvy
lumpish
sluggish
crass
hebete
purblind
woodenheaded
half-witted
dim-witted
slow-witted
brain-dead
weak-minded
thick-witted
empty-headed
dull-witted
simple-minded
wooden-headed
half-baked
pig-ignorant
slow on the uptake
dead from the neck up
log-headed
slow on uptake
thick as mince
foolish
moronic
idiotic
imbecilic
ignorant
daft
cretinous
silly
vapid
naive
pea-brained
imbecile
dippy
crazy
asinine
simpleminded
inane
fat-headed
not the full shilling
dunce-like
soft in the head
gullible
uneducated
thick as two short planks
unwise
illiterate
shallow
untaught
unschooled
feebleminded
barmy
unaware
unlearned
thoughtless
benighted
unread
unlettered
as thick as two short planks
goofy
inexperienced
unintellectual
thick-skulled
unmindful
unthinking
unperceptive
dotty
oblivious
uninformed
unenlightened
untrained
unreasoning
innocent
unknowledgeable
tomfool
wooden
uninstructed
unconversant
uninitiated
green
harebrained
deficient
daffy
unobservant
nonliterate
untutored
scatty
unconscious
dimwitted
scatterbrained
feeble-minded
analphabetic
in the dark
featherheaded
undiscerning
feather-brained
insensible
loopy
thick-headed
clueless
unwitting
misinformed
lethargic
blind
screwy
uncultured
giddy
apprenticed
uncultivated
unsuspecting
nescient
loggerheaded
halfwitted
batty
imprudent
vacant
unreasonable
braindead
ill-advised
injudicious
superficial
unscholarly
ridiculous
irrational
backward
fool
damfool
insensate
not the sharpest tool in the box
not the sharpest tool in the shed
not the sharpest knife in the drawer
blind to
unseeing
mad
inattentive
impercipient
nitwitted
heavy
very stupid
dark
clownish
rude
unresponsive
insentient
indiscriminate
puerile
inept
jerky
sappy
heedless
torpid
cloddish
laughable
absurd
crackpot
nonsensical
unsophisticated
boorish
flighty
indiscriminating
careless
cuckoo
nutty
unworldly
dappy
unqualified
numskulled
myopic
unperceiving
neglectful
rash
not with it
know-nothing
hare-brained
addle-brained
a brick short of a load
not intelligent
short-sighted
wet behind the ears
pie-faced
two sandwiches short of a picnic
as green as grass
mentally deficient
mentally handicapped
blundering
unimaginative
soppy
ill-mannered
unstudious
anencephalic
anencephalous
duncelike
unknowing
incognizant
stupefied
Boeotian
limited
nonrational
surd
idiotical
boobish
fallacious
unconsidered
invalid
weak
unreasoned
notional
buffoonish
hebetudinous
unacquainted
numbskulled
dummy
credulous
feeble
clottish
impassive
fatheaded
without thought
shortsighted
cockamamy
lifeless
slothful
somnolent
phlegmatic
listless
inactive
chowderhead
inert
ignoramus
indiscreet
ludicrous
idiot
dumb as a box of rocks
dumb as a bag of hammers
blithering
blunt
not bright
dizzy
frivolous
featherbrained
skittish
ditzy
unappreciative
foolishly stupid
childish
impolitic
risible
retarded
immature
rattlebrained
crackers
nuts
cracked
mental
bonkers
potty
irresponsible
foolhardy
doolally
pointless
out to lunch
reckless
erratic
unstable
flakey
US
flaky
UK
preposterous
unversed
lacking knowledge
nearsighted
unsavvy
negligent
daydreaming
spaced-out
kooky
loony
screwball
looney
insane
wacky
zany
lunatic
whacky
kookie
pea-brain
ill-considered
cockamamie
impractical
bone-headed
addle-pated
muddle-headed
cockeyed
sheepheaded
inconsistent
balmy
off the air
awkward
cumbersome
elephantine
bungling
clumsy
lumbering
gawky
ungainly
unco
inconsiderate
crackbrained
incautious
illogical
unsound
misguided
meaningless
improvident
fantastic
inadvisable
futile
ill-judged
impracticable
derisible
fanciful
fantastical
extravagant
unworkable
wild
ill-conceived
wishy-washy
hasty
cock-eyed
impulsive
fruitless
unwarranted
erroneous
simplistic
glib
unfounded
trivial
inappropriate
trifling
mistaken
misconceived
flimsy
bizarre
facile
nerdy
unearthly
undesirable
frothy
empty
deluded
unfortunate
oversimplified
uncritical
hollow
errant
erring
vain
piddling
lightweight
unrealistic
risky
ill-thought-out
madcap
underdeveloped
outrageous
tearaway
undeveloped
callow
idiotish
squirrelly
unpractical
smoothbrained
unreal
deranged
incongruous
donkeyish
obstinate
half-brained
as daft as a brush
poor
incompetent
feather-headed
smooth-brained
infantile
bad
off-the-wall
aberrant
wrong-headed
purposeless
worthless
insipid
flat
innocuous
schematic
insubstantial
ill-informed
devoid of intelligence
cursory
surface
sketchy
confused
skin-deep
petty
farcical
one-dimensional
paltry
valueless
undemanding
less educated
less literate
poorly educated
less learned
less knowledgeable
less well-read
less scholarly
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“Young man, are you being deliberately
obtuse
and provocative?”
Adjective
▲
Having an edge or point that is blunt (not sharp)
blunt
dulled
blunted
dull
rounded
round
unsharpened
pointless
not sharp
edgeless
unpointed
worn down
unkeen
smoothed
not keen
smooth-edged
worn
flat
stubbed
stubby
thick
“Using
obtuse
scissors, the skin is peeled off on both sides.”
Adjective
▲
Muffled or muted in sound, typically in pronunciation
muffled
muted
stifled
subdued
dull
suppressed
flat
deadened
quiet
soft
hushed
faint
inaudible
indistinct
mute
lowered
strangled
dim
smothered
silenced
obscure
low
whispered
gentle
mumbled
murmured
low-pitched
unclear
weak
softened
inarticulate
unintelligible
muttered
incoherent
silent
noiseless
imperceptible
soundless
indiscernible
incomprehensible
still
scarcely audible
unhearable
feeble
out of earshot
mumbling
garbled
hushful
quietened
faltering
slurred
low-key
unheard
murmuring
soft-spoken
nonvocal
hard to hear
hard to make out
restrained
voiceless
dulcet
sedate
mom
US
stuttered
stammered
disjointed
vague
mum
UK
mellow
stammering
stuttering
repressed
diminished
muddled
calm
bated
hush
uncommunicative
small
blocked
low-toned
sotto voce
distant
jumbled
confused
rambling
soft-toned
unvocal
toned down
stumbling
maundering
scarcely perceptible
tongue-tied
poorly spoken
speechless
thudding
indistinguishable
faded
muttering
melodious
hoarse
meek
hazy
fuzzy
indecipherable
delicate
subtle
soothing
ill-defined
unfathomable
unstressed
unaccented
reedy
far-off
meaningless
not loud
reserved
serene
tranquil
latent
mild
peaceful
hidden
concealed
close-mouthed
low-keyed
closemouthed
subconscious
stilly
quieted
inhibited
unconscious
halting
not talkative
curbed
hesitating
hesitant
blurred
awkward
bottled-up
compartmentalised
UK
compartmentalized
US
more ❯
“He also adds what he denominates the short and
obtuse
sound, as in fir, sir, bird, virtue. This sound, we believe, is confined to the vowel as followed by the letter r, and does not extend to a great number of words.”
Adjective
▲
Showing no care, feeling or emotion, especially toward others
insensitive
unfeeling
uncaring
unconcerned
unsympathetic
indifferent
unsusceptible
feelingless
impassive
impervious
inattentive
incurious
oblivious
unaffected
unmoved
unsensitive
immune
incognizant
inured
nescient
nonreactive
unappreciative
unaware
unresponsive
untouched
thick-skinned
impervious to
indifferent to
oblivious to
unaffected by
unappreciative of
unaware of
unmoved by
unresponsive to
immune to
incognizant of
nescient of
untouched by
inured to
in the dark about
impassible
hardhearted
coldhearted
unimpressionable
unkind
crass
hard
hardened
heartless
tough
bloodless
aloof
stony
imperceptive
tactless
insusceptible
hard-boiled
hard as nails
cool
hard-hearted
unruffled
apathetic
unperturbed
calm
dispassionate
cold
uninterested
callous
stolid
phlegmatic
heedless
unimpressed
unmindful
heedless of
unmindful of
deaf to
nonaffected
invulnerable
detached
unanxious
uninvolved
pococurante
unenthusiastic
benumbed
remote
neutral
bored
lukewarm
deaf
undisturbed
undaunted
unbothered
casual
seasoned
uninfluenced
steady
pachydermatous
uninvolved with
apathetic about
indifferent about
not bothered
uninvolved in
bored by
incurious about
dispassionate about
uninterested in
hard-as-nails
unemotional
collected
laid-back
armour-plated
with a hide like an elephant
case-hardened
unflappable
emotionless
equable
stoical
nonplussed
stoic
insensate
unstirred
stubborn
stony-hearted
dry-eyed
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Of a triangle, having an obtuse angle
obtuse-angled
Adjective
▲
Distasteful, crass or vulgar in nature
crass
coarse
uncouth
crude
rough
unrefined
vulgar
uncultivated
rude
uncultured
gross
unpolished
common
loutish
tasteless
low
lowbrow
lowbred
raffish
incult
churlish
rugged
indelicate
roughneck
illiberal
philistine
insensible
inelegant
tactless
raw
lumpish
thoughtless
boorish
distasteful
obnoxious
ill-bred
rough-hewn
uncivilized
US
unsophisticated
impolite
uncivilised
UK
oafish
graceless
brutish
yobbish
ill-mannered
uncivil
indecorous
discourteous
ungentlemanly
cloddish
bearish
barbaric
unmannerly
unladylike
unsavoury
UK
unsavory
US
slobbish
unseemly
uneducated
plebby
ignorant
improper
clodhopping
Neanderthal
rustic
thuggish
barbarian
primitive
gruff
bad-mannered
barbarous
loud
ungracious
offensive
clumsy
classless
savage
provincial
swinish
base
cheap
clownish
inappropriate
gauche
hick
ocker
indiscreet
blunt
inurbane
vile
gawky
mean
shameful
discreditable
indecent
insensitive
in bad taste
awkward
undiplomatic
plebeian
unacceptable
harsh
disreputable
dirty
disgusting
unmannered
callous
ignoble
disgraceful
dishonourable
UK
sordid
ignominious
dishonorable
US
despicable
foul-mouthed
revolting
lumpen
lubberly
hooligan
ungallant
contemptible
unpoised
ungainly
disrespectful
bad
abhorrent
detestable
raunchy
wretched
reprehensible
deplorable
nasty
degenerate
unworthy
abominable
unfeeling
abject
odious
poor
undiscriminating
imperceptive
low-minded
scummy
scurvy
loud-mouthed
loudmouthed
brash
unsubtle
unbecoming
wild
unsuitable
sickening
basic
brusque
nauseating
gaudy
curt
parochial
stolid
untoward
cruel
unfitting
profane
foul
unscrupulous
unbefitting
ornery
cantankerous
lewd
unprincipled
inept
bizarre
simplistic
sick
immoral
execrable
inconsiderate
lumbering
ungraceful
underhanded
unceremonious
ungenteel
impertinent
disgracious
rowdy
undignified
off-colour
UK
stiff
shameless
unethical
gruesome
backwoods
hillbilly
despisable
blundering
mannerless
deceitful
shabby
shoddy
sleazy
Neandertal
lowering
loathsome
benighted
lousy
lame
in poor taste
disdainable
off-color
US
low-down
ratty
cruddy
grubby
scabby
heavy-handed
depraved
sneaky
deceptive
nefarious
tawdry
sorry
sneaking
slimy
no-good
uncalled-for
abusive
insulting
agrestic
impure
countrified
illiterate
simple
unfinished
sketchy
trailer-park
earthy
heathen
untactful
baseborn
lowbrowed
troglodytic
non-U
stupid
natural
unlettered
heathenish
immature
backward
low-born
rash
gawkish
blockish
dorky
uncontrolled
appalling
out-of-line
nescient
dozy
common as muck
in a state of nature
oversimplistic
low-bred
disagreeable
trashy
malicious
malevolent
meanspirited
unclassy
hideous
outlandish
ape-like
pitiful
worthless
tough
slipshod
malignant
badly behaved
pitiable
hateful
paltry
low-down-and-dirty
dour
severe
ribald
hard
brutal
bluff
obscene
unspeakable
shocking
heinous
cowardly
demeaning
degrading
forbidding
austere
fierce
bawdy
roughcast
grim
vulgarian
filthy
stern
miserable
currish
pathetic
snide
petty
sad
clunky
gangling
maladroit
belittling
debasing
cheapening
humiliating
mortifying
shaming
villainous
hateworthy
measly
steely
stark
untutored
intimidating
inhuman
louring
inexpert
stilted
unskilful
beggarly
inferior
outcast
beyond the pale
beyond contempt
outrageous
scandalous
inglorious
flinty
artless
onerous
bitter
hardhanded
oppressive
ungentle
heavy
good-for-naught
meritless
good-for-nothing
no-count
no-account
inapt
simple-minded
infelicitous
murderous
wrong
unfit
inapposite
malapropos
incongruous
like a bull in a china shop
with two left feet
incorrect
unapt
amiss
one-dimensional
perverse
unhappy
unpleasant
dishonest
ungodly
malodorous
bungling
unfair
ill-advised
out of place
out of keeping
dense
doltish
crooked
shady
underhand
wicked
low-life
beastly
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