dumb

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʌm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʌm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dum)

Inflections of 'dumb' (adj):
dumber
adj comparative
dumbest
adj superlative

dumb
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Sense: Adjective: unable to speak
Synonyms:
silent Collocations, mute, voiceless, inarticulate, wordless, non-verbal, quiet Collocations, mum Collocations (informal), deaf-mute, speechless Collocations, unable to speak, unspeaking, non-speaking
Sense: Adjective: temporarily speechless
Synonyms:
speechless Collocations, tongue-tied, lost for words, at a loss for words, dumbstruck, wordless, surprised Collocations, taken aback, struck dumb, dumbfounded
Sense: Adjective: stupid - US, informal
Synonyms:
stupid Collocations, idiotic, thick Collocations (slang), dim Collocations, dimwitted, dim-witted, slow Collocations, slow-witted, foolish Collocations, silly Collocations, senseless, mindless, simpleminded, simple-minded, feeble-minded, empty-headed, brainless, moronic, simple Collocations, unintelligent, dopey (informal), cretinous, witless, uneducated, as thick as two planks (informal), as thick as shit (vulgar, offensive, slang)


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