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ref='x-mw://xlookup/quell'>quell quiet quieten [chiefly British] settle shush shut up silence squelch still

Antonyms: Adjective

apt brainy bright brilliant clever fast hyperintelligent intelligent keen nimble quick quick-witted sharp sharp-witted smart supersmart ultrasmart

Usage of dumb

Adjective

The term dumb as a descriptor for someone lacking the ability to speak was once common, and from the early 19th century, it featured in the names of schools and advocacy organizations. In that same century, however, rejection of the term by the population it aimed to describe began, and by the end of the 20th century, the offensiveness of dumb was widely recognized. When a single term to describe someone who lacks the ability to speak is called for, the adjective mute is used instead.

Examples

Adjective

//I'm not dumb enough to believe that.
//It was a dumb idea in the first place.
//He just stood there with a dumb grin on his face.
//This is one of the dumbest TV shows I've ever seen.
//It was dumb luck that we found this place at all.
//His success is just a matter of dumb luck.
//He was born deaf and dumb.

Verb

//the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears

First Known Use

Adjective

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Verb

1599, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Adjective and Verb

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German tumb mute

dumb

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to stop the noise or speech of //the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears
Synonyms

extinguish hush mute quell quiet quieten [chiefly British] settle shush shut up silence squelch still
Near Antonyms

agitate stir

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily //don't call him dumb just because he makes the occasional mistake like the rest of us
Synonyms

airheaded birdbrained bonehead boneheaded brain-dead brainless bubbleheaded chuckleheaded dense dim dim-witted doltish dopey (also dopy) dorky [slang] dull dunderheaded empty-headed fatuous gormless [chiefly British] half-witted knuckleheaded lamebrain (or lamebrained) lunkheaded mindless oafish obtuse opaque pinheaded senseless simple slow slow-witted soft softheaded stupid thick thick-witted thickheaded unintelligent unsmart vacuous weak-minded witless
Related Words

cretinous feebleminded simpleminded
boobish foolish quell quiet quieten [chiefly British] settle shush shut up silence squelch still
Antonyms: Adjective
apt brainy bright brilliant clever fast hyperintelligent intelligent keen nimble quick quick-witted sharp sharp-witted smart supersmart ultrasmart
Usage of dumb
Adjective
The term dumb as a descriptor for someone lacking the ability to speak was once common, and from the early 19th century, it featured in the names of schools and advocacy organizations. In that same century, however, rejection of the term by the population it aimed to describe began, and by the end of the 20th century, the offensiveness of dumb was widely recognized. When a single term to describe someone who lacks the ability to speak is called for, the adjective mute is used instead.
Examples
Adjective
- //I'm not dumb enough to believe that.
- //It was a dumb idea in the first place.
- //He just stood there with a dumb grin on his face.
- //This is one of the dumbest TV shows I've ever seen.
- //It was dumb luck that we found this place at all.
- //His success is just a matter of dumb luck.
- //He was born deaf and dumb.
Verb
- //the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears
First Known Use
Adjective
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
Verb
1599, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective and Verb
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German tumb mute
dumb

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
to stop the noise or speech of //the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears
Synonyms

extinguish hush mute quell quiet quieten [chiefly British] settle shush shut up silence squelch still
Near Antonyms

agitate stir
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily //don't call him dumb just because he makes the occasional mistake like the rest of us
Synonyms

airheaded birdbrained bonehead boneheaded brain-dead brainless bubbleheaded chuckleheaded dense dim dim-witted doltish dopey (also dopy) dorky [slang] dull dunderheaded empty-headed fatuous gormless [chiefly British] half-witted knuckleheaded lamebrain (or lamebrained) lunkheaded mindless oafish obtuse opaque pinheaded senseless simple slow slow-witted soft softheaded stupid thick thick-witted thickheaded unintelligent unsmart vacuous weak-minded witless
Related Words

cretinous feebleminded simpleminded
boobish foolish quell quiet quieten [chiefly British] settle shush shut up silence squelch still
Antonyms: Adjective
apt brainy bright brilliant clever fast hyperintelligent intelligent keen nimble quick quick-witted sharp sharp-witted smart supersmart ultrasmart
Usage of dumb
Adjective
The term dumb as a descriptor for someone lacking the ability to speak was once common, and from the early 19th century, it featured in the names of schools and advocacy organizations. In that same century, however, rejection of the term by the population it aimed to describe began, and by the end of the 20th century, the offensiveness of dumb was widely recognized. When a single term to describe someone who lacks the ability to speak is called for, the adjective mute is used instead.
Examples
Adjective
//I'm not dumb enough to believe that.
//It was a dumb idea in the first place.
//He just stood there with a dumb grin on his face.
//This is one of the dumbest TV shows I've ever seen.
//It was dumb luck that we found this place at all.
//His success is just a matter of dumb luck.
//He was born deaf and dumb.
Verb
//the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears
First Known Use
Adjective
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
Verb
1599, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective and Verb
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German tumb mute
dumb

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to stop the noise or speech of //the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears
Synonyms

extinguish hush mute quell quiet quieten [chiefly British] settle shush shut up silence squelch still
Near Antonyms

agitate stir
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily //don't call him dumb just because he makes the occasional mistake like the rest of us
Synonyms

airheaded birdbrained bonehead boneheaded brain-dead brainless bubbleheaded chuckleheaded dense dim dim-witted doltish dopey (also dopy) dorky [slang] dull dunderheaded empty-headed fatuous gormless [chiefly British] half-witted knuckleheaded lamebrain (or lamebrained) lunkheaded mindless oafish obtuse opaque pinheaded senseless simple slow slow-witted soft softheaded stupid thick thick-witted thickheaded unintelligent unsmart vacuous weak-minded witless
Related Words

cretinous feebleminded simpleminded
boobish foolish quell quiet quieten [chiefly British] settle shush shut up silence squelch still
Antonyms: Adjective
apt brainy bright brilliant clever fast hyperintelligent intelligent keen nimble quick quick-witted sharp sharp-witted smart supersmart ultrasmart
Usage of dumb
Adjective
The term dumb as a descriptor for someone lacking the ability to speak was once common, and from the early 19th century, it featured in the names of schools and advocacy organizations. In that same century, however, rejection of the term by the population it aimed to describe began, and by the end of the 20th century, the offensiveness of dumb was widely recognized. When a single term to describe someone who lacks the ability to speak is called for, the adjective mute is used instead.
Examples
Adjective
//I'm not dumb enough to believe that.
//It was a dumb idea in the first place.
//He just stood there with a dumb grin on his face.
//This is one of the dumbest TV shows I've ever seen.
//It was dumb luck that we found this place at all.
//His success is just a matter of dumb luck.
//He was born deaf and dumb.
Verb
//the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears
First Known Use
Adjective
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
Verb
1599, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective and Verb
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German tumb mute
dumb

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to stop the noise or speech of //the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears
Synonyms

extinguish hush mute quell quiet quieten [chiefly British] settle shush shut up silence squelch still
Near Antonyms

agitate stir
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily //don't call him dumb just because he makes the occasional mistake like the rest of us
Synonyms

airheaded birdbrained bonehead boneheaded brain-dead brainless bubbleheaded chuckleheaded dense dim dim-witted doltish dopey (also dopy) dorky [slang] dull dunderheaded empty-headed fatuous gormless [chiefly British] half-witted knuckleheaded lamebrain (or lamebrained) lunkheaded mindless oafish obtuse opaque pinheaded senseless simple slow slow-witted soft softheaded stupid thick thick-witted thickheaded unintelligent unsmart vacuous weak-minded witless
Related Words

cretinous feebleminded simpleminded
boobish foolish quell quiet quieten [chiefly British] settle shush shut up silence squelch still
Antonyms: Adjective
apt brainy bright brilliant clever fast hyperintelligent intelligent keen nimble quick quick-witted sharp sharp-witted smart supersmart ultrasmart
Usage of dumb
Adjective
The term dumb as a descriptor for someone lacking the ability to speak was once common, and from the early 19th century, it featured in the names of schools and advocacy organizations. In that same century, however, rejection of the term by the population it aimed to describe began, and by the end of the 20th century, the offensiveness of dumb was widely recognized. When a single term to describe someone who lacks the ability to speak is called for, the adjective mute is used instead.
Examples
Adjective
//I'm not dumb enough to believe that.
//It was a dumb idea in the first place.
//He just stood there with a dumb grin on his face.
//This is one of the dumbest TV shows I've ever seen.
//It was dumb luck that we found this place at all.
//His success is just a matter of dumb luck.
//He was born deaf and dumb.
Verb
//the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears
First Known Use
Adjective
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
Verb
1599, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective and Verb
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German tumb mute
dumb

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to stop the noise or speech of //the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears
Synonyms

extinguish hush mute quell quiet quieten [chiefly British] settle shush shut up silence squelch still
Near Antonyms

agitate stir
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily //don't call him dumb just because he makes the occasional mistake like the rest of us
Synonyms

airheaded birdbrained bonehead boneheaded brain-dead brainless bubbleheaded chuckleheaded dense dim dim-witted doltish dopey (also dopy) dorky [slang] dull dunderheaded empty-headed fatuous gormless [chiefly British] half-witted knuckleheaded lamebrain (or lamebrained) lunkheaded mindless oafish obtuse opaque pinheaded senseless simple slow slow-witted soft softheaded stupid thick thick-witted thickheaded unintelligent unsmart vacuous weak-minded witless
Related Words

cretinous feebleminded simpleminded
boobish foolish quell quiet quieten [chiefly British] settle shush shut up silence squelch still
Antonyms: Adjective
apt brainy bright brilliant clever fast hyperintelligent intelligent keen nimble quick quick-witted sharp sharp-witted smart supersmart ultrasmart
Usage of dumb
Adjective
The term dumb as a descriptor for someone lacking the ability to speak was once common, and from the early 19th century, it featured in the names of schools and advocacy organizations. In that same century, however, rejection of the term by the population it aimed to describe began, and by the end of the 20th century, the offensiveness of dumb was widely recognized. When a single term to describe someone who lacks the ability to speak is called for, the adjective mute is used instead.
Examples
Adjective
//I'm not dumb enough to believe that.
//It was a dumb idea in the first place.
//He just stood there with a dumb grin on his face.
//This is one of the dumbest TV shows I've ever seen.
//It was dumb luck that we found this place at all.
//His success is just a matter of dumb luck.
//He was born deaf and dumb.
Verb
//the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears
First Known Use
Adjective
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
Verb
1599, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective and Verb
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German tumb mute
dumb

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to stop the noise or speech of //the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears
Synonyms

extinguish hush mute quell quiet quieten [chiefly British] settle shush shut up silence squelch still
Near Antonyms

agitate stir
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily //don't call him dumb just because he makes the occasional mistake like the rest of us
Synonyms

airheaded birdbrained bonehead boneheaded brain-dead brainless bubbleheaded chuckleheaded dense dim dim-witted doltish dopey (also dopy) dorky [slang] dull dunderheaded empty-headed fatuous gormless [chiefly British] half-witted knuckleheaded lamebrain (or lamebrained) lunkheaded mindless oafish obtuse opaque pinheaded senseless simple slow slow-witted soft softheaded stupid thick thick-witted thickheaded unintelligent unsmart vacuous weak-minded witless
Related Words

cretinous feebleminded simpleminded
boobish foolish quell quiet quieten [chiefly British] settle shush shut up silence squelch still
Antonyms: Adjective
apt brainy bright brilliant clever fast hyperintelligent intelligent keen nimble quick quick-witted sharp sharp-witted smart supersmart ultrasmart
Usage of dumb
Adjective
The term dumb as a descriptor for someone lacking the ability to speak was once common, and from the early 19th century, it featured in the names of schools and advocacy organizations. In that same century, however, rejection of the term by the population it aimed to describe began, and by the end of the 20th century, the offensiveness of dumb was widely recognized. When a single term to describe someone who lacks the ability to speak is called for, the adjective mute is used instead.
Examples
Adjective
//I'm not dumb enough to believe that.
//It was a dumb idea in the first place.
//He just stood there with a dumb grin on his face.
//This is one of the dumbest TV shows I've ever seen.
//It was dumb luck that we found this place at all.
//His success is just a matter of dumb luck.
//He was born deaf and dumb.
Verb
//the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears
First Known Use
Adjective
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
Verb
1599, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective and Verb
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German tumb mute
dumb

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to stop the noise or speech of //the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears
Synonyms

extinguish hush mute quell quiet quieten [chiefly British] settle shush shut up silence squelch still
Near Antonyms

agitate stir
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily //don't call him dumb just because he makes the occasional mistake like the rest of us
Synonyms

airheaded birdbrained bonehead boneheaded brain-dead brainless bubbleheaded chuckleheaded dense dim dim-witted doltish dopey (also dopy) dorky [slang] dull dunderheaded empty-headed fatuous gormless [chiefly British] half-witted knuckleheaded lamebrain (or lamebrained) lunkheaded mindless oafish obtuse opaque pinheaded senseless simple slow slow-witted soft softheaded stupid thick thick-witted thickheaded unintelligent unsmart vacuous weak-minded witless
Related Words

cretinous feebleminded simpleminded
boobish foolish