Synonyms of gormless

gormless

adjective

ˈgȯrm-ləs 

chiefly British

as in dumb

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily

a comedy show that invariably portrays the British aristocracy as a bunch of gormless twits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumb
• stupid
• slow
• simple
• thick
• dull
• ignorant
• dopey
• foolish
• dense
• vacuous
• doltish
• oafish
• witless
• idiotic
• unintelligent
• fatuous
• brainless
• obtuse
• brain-dead
• thickheaded
• mindless
• silly
• dim
• boneheaded
• dim-witted
• dorky
• opaque
• weak-minded
• bonehead
• pinheaded
• soft
• slow-witted
• empty-headed
• dunderheaded
• airheaded
• half-witted
• irrational
• unreasonable
• lamebrain
• senseless
• bubbleheaded
• mad
• lunkheaded
• thick-witted
• insane
• knuckleheaded
• unsmart
• chuckleheaded
• cretinous
• moronic
• crazy
• softheaded
• birdbrained
• imbecile
• uneducated
• uninformed
• simpleminded
• feebleminded
• absurd
• unthinking
• illiterate
• unintellectual
• fool
• daft
• dippy
• daffy
• loony
• lowbrow
• zany
• cuckoo
• untaught
• dotty
• kooky
• nutty
• asinine
• illogical
• wacky
• nonsensical
• preposterous
• cockeyed
• harebrained
• sappy
• unwise
• fallacious
• crackpot
• invalid
• screwball
• balmy
• half-baked
• boobish
• tomfool
• featherheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brilliant
• intelligent
• clever
• bright
• keen
• smart
• apt
• quick
• sharp
• acute
• nimble
• ingenious
• resourceful
• fast
• wise
• intellectual
• astute
• thinking
• keen
• brainy
• savvy
• cerebral
• perceptive
• erudite
• sagacious
• insightful
• knowing
• skilled
• knowledgeable
• discerning
• literate
• quick-witted
• sage
• sharp-witted
• hyperintelligent
• scholarly
• supersmart
• perspicacious
• cunning
• ultrasmart
• wily
• educated
• trained
• informed
• learned
• shrewd
• crafty
• sound
• sapient
• sensible
• highbrow
• reasonable
• percipient
• sane
• rational
• logical
• valid
• judicious
• well-read
• prudent
• foxy
• schooled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gormless

This is the least intentional of this trio of gormless, spray-and-pray LPs but perhaps the most layered and ambitious. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026

There are worse things than watching Black, Rudd, and Zahn play three gormless morons on a mid-life misadventure, but almost every scene and setpiece is constructed with a haphazardness that blunders away their charm. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2025

Ustinov hired him, though, as Stamp had unwittingly replicated Billy Budd’s gormless behavior. — Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2025

Much like bad prose, his gormless suits draw far too much attention to themselves. — Hazlitt, 19 Dec. 2024

Much of the movie unfolds inside the suburban Connecticut mansion where Lily lives with her gormless mother (Francie Swift) and her loathsome stepdad. — Justin Chang, latimes.com, 8 Mar. 2018

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