witlessness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for witlessness
Noun
  • Smith’s attorneys argued that he should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, records show.
    Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Despite his confession, Moseley pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity at the trial for Kitty's slaying.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Antarctic ice sheet, which covers 98% of the continent, averages around 1.2 miles in thickness, with its thickest point reaching nearly 3 miles, the Australian Antarctic Program reports.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
  • While some can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and concerns, many are created with specific consumers and their needs in mind.
    Siena Gagliano, Allure, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The peaceful scene of pandas resting in a meadow is quickly disturbed by Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and Sebastian Hansen hurtling to the ground at full speed with a bucket of video-game accurate water, and from there, all kinds of madness ensues.
    Billie Melissa, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • And when her brother-in-law, Stanley (Marlon Brando), rapes her, her descent into madness was made all the more vivid and believable by Leigh's precise depiction of vulnerability and instability.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The sandals also earn high marks for their simplicity and versatility.
    BestReviews, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Phase 4: Making photo selects and designing the story Given the photographs' profound presence, our design approach prioritized intentional restraint and simplicity, aiming to create a supportive framework that would elevate the content.
    Caroline Newton, Bon Appétit, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Beausoleil makes that claim, and argues that stupidity and self-preservation is also a sound reason for the Manson murders.
    Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Brooks – an author of books on the human condition -- is careful to delineate stupidity from intelligence.
    John Baldoni, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • An opening scene lays out the grotesque absurdity of the situation, as office manager Joy (Christiane Paul) delineates between culinary content and animal abuse in a meeting.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The recent launch of Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed $TRUMP meme coin, which appeared to be an attempt to capitalize on his second inauguration, only reinforced the absurdity of this trend.
    Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • More recently, however, both the manosphere and the alt-right have adopted the term cuck as a more general synonym for weakness, desperation and foolishness.
    Brooke Scelza, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The Adams case is not the only one that will bring the foolishness of this directive into sharp relief.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Even at the outset of Covid-19, the unwisdom of lockdowns guided mainstream epidemiology.
    Phillip W. Magness and Peter C. Earle, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Dog-dad Daryl proves the unwisdom of bringing his pet to work and ends up crawling through a crack in the rocks to chase his pup.
    Richard Rys, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2021
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“Witlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witlessness. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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