idiotic

/ˌɪdiˈɑtɪk/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

all, most, tedious

VERB + IDIOTIC

comments, know, like, looked, said, seems, sounds

IDIOTIC + NOUN

conversations, he'd, i've, idea, ideas, jobs, man, nowadays

PREP.

in, in

ADV.

completely, ever, ever, generally, only, unbelievably, usually

Definitions

adj

Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.

Having the quality of idiocy; very foolish

Everyone else shifted uncomfortably as this guy continued his derisive laughter and proclaimed my quest the most idiotic thing he'd heard in his life.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — having a mental age of three to seven years

imbecile
imbecilic

adjective — insanely irresponsible

crackbrained

adjective — so unreasonable as to invite derision

absurd
cockeyed
derisory
laughable
ludicrous
nonsensical
preposterous
ridiculous

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Everyone else shifted uncomfortably as this guy continued his derisive laughter and proclaimed my quest the most idiotic thing he'd heard in his life.

Wiktionary

If you raise an eyebrow, it can mean "I want to have sex with you", but also "I find that what you just said is completely idiotic."

Tatoeba · #1845

Forty percent of the workforce are white-collar workers, most of whom have some of the most tedious and idiotic jobs ever concocted.

Tatoeba · #329256

Indeed, I must have looked idiotic, for all eyes were fixed on me.

Tatoeba · #620909

What an idiotic mistake!

Tatoeba · #1534425

It's the most idiotic thing I've seen in my life.

Tatoeba · #2900767

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