Expressions meaning that a person is not very alert or not aware of things: “He’s certainly ________.”
| DUMB | 151 |
| DULL | 132 |
| STUPID | 105 |
| DENSE | 92 |
| SLOW | 81 |
| NOT ALL THERE | 80 |
| IN A FOG | 78 |
| NOT WITH IT | 43 |
| NOT ON THE BALL | 40 |
| DOPEY | 36 |
| OUT OF IT | 31 |
| NR | 26 |
| SLOW ON THE UPTAKE | 26 |
| DUMBBELL | 16 |
| FOGGY | 14 |
| OUT TO LUNCH | 14 |
| THICK-HEADED | 14 |
| ASLEEP | 11 |
| ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH | 11 |
| IN A DAZE | 11 |
| ABSENT-MINDED | 10 |
| BEHIND THE TIMES | 10 |
| DULLARD | 9 |
| HALF-ASLEEP | 9 |
| DIMWIT | 8 |
| DREAMER | 8 |
| DUMB BUNNY | 8 |
| NOT WITH US | 8 |
| SLEEPYHEAD | 8 |
| SLOW TO CATCH ON | 8 |
| DIMWITTED | 7 |
| NOT VERY BRIGHT | 7 |
| SLOW-WITTED | 7 |
| BLIND | 6 |
| SLEEPY | 6 |
| SLOW ON THE DRAW | 6 |
| BACKWARD | 5 |
| NOT VERY SHARP | 5 |
| THICK | 5 |
| DOPE | 4 |
| DREAMY | 4 |
| DUMB AS AN OX | 4 |
| DUMMY | 4 |
| NAIVE | 4 |
| NUMBSKULL | 4 |
| OBLIVIOUS | 4 |
| OFF THE BEAM | 4 |
| SLOWPOKE | 4 |
| BACKWARDS | 3 |
| DUMB DORA | 3 |
| HAZY | 3 |
| IN A DREAM WORLD | 3 |
| NOT AWAKE | 3 |
| NOT BRIGHT | 3 |
| NOT SHARP | 3 |
| NOT TOO BRIGHT | 3 |
| OBTUSE | 3 |
| OUT IN LEFT FIELD | 3 |
| OUT OF THIS WORLD | 3 |
| RETARDED | 3 |
| UNAWARE | 3 |
| UNINFORMED | 3 |
| VAGUE | 3 |
| BEHIND TIMES | 2 |
| BLANK | 2 |
| DAYDREAMER | 2 |
| DODO | 2 |
| DOESN’T KNOW THE SCORE | 2 |
| DULL-WITTED | 2 |
| DUMB OX | 2 |
| EASYGOING | 2 |
| IGNORANT | 2 |
| IN A WORLD OF HIS OWN | 2 |
| IN ANOTHER WORLD | 2 |
| IN THE CLOUDS | 2 |
| IN THE DARK | 2 |
| IN THE FOG | 2 |
| KIND OF SLOW | 2 |
| LITTLE DUMB | 2 |
| LITTLE OFF | 2 |
| LITTLE STUPID | 2 |
| MOPEY | 2 |
| NOT ALIVE | 2 |
| NOT ALL HERE | 2 |
| NOT ON THE BEAM | 2 |
| NOT PAYING ATTENTION | 2 |
| NOT THERE | 2 |
| NOT TOO SHARP | 2 |
| NOT VERY QUICK ON THE DRAW | 2 |
| NOT VERY SMART | 2 |
| OUT OF HIS MIND | 2 |
| RUM-DUM | 2 |
| SLOW THINKER | 2 |
| SLOW-MINDED | 2 |
| SLUGGISH | 2 |
| SQUARE | 2 |
| STUPE | 2 |
| VERY DULL | 2 |
| WAY OFF | 2 |
| WAY OUT | 2 |
| ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR | 1 |
| ABSORBED | 1 |
| AGILE | 1 |
| AIN’T ALL THERE | 1 |
| ALL BY HIMSELF | 1 |
| ALL FOGGED UP | 1 |
| ALWAYS RUNS OFF HALF-COCKED | 1 |
| ALWAYS WALKS AROUND IN A DAZE | 1 |
| ASLEEP ALL THESE YEARS | 1 |
| ASLEEP MOST OF THE TIME | 1 |
| ASLEEP ON HIS FEET | 1 |
| ASLEEP ON THE JOB | 1 |
| BALMY | 1 |
| BEHIND SCHEDULE | 1 |
| BEHIND TIME | 1 |
| BEHIND TIME ON EVERYTHING | 1 |
| BIRD-BRAIN | 1 |
| BIRD-BRAINED | 1 |
| BUMP ON A LOG | 1 |
| CAN’T CATCH ON | 1 |
| CARELESS | 1 |
| CLOUDY | 1 |
| CRACKPOT | 1 |
| CREEP | 1 |
| DAY SLEEPER | 1 |
| DAYDREAMING | 1 |
| DEAD | 1 |
| DEAD ON HIS FEET | 1 |
| DEEP THINKER | 1 |
| DELIBERATE | 1 |
| DIM | 1 |
| DOESN’T CLICK | 1 |
| DOESN’T HAVE A MIND | 1 |
| DOESN’T KNOW ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN | 1 |
| DOESN’T KNOW THE ANSWER | 1 |
| DOESN’T KNOW THE WAR IS OVER | 1 |
| DOESN’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON | 1 |
| DOESN’T KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENING | 1 |
| DOESN’T KNOW WHAT’S WHAT | 1 |
| DOESN’T PAY ATTENTION | 1 |
| DON’T CARE | 1 |
| DON’T CARE FOR NOTHING | 1 |
| DON’T HAVE ALL THAT BELONGS TO HIM | 1 |
| DON’T HEAR YOU | 1 |
| DON’T KNOW WHAT THE SCORE IS | 1 |
| DON’T KNOW WHERE HE’S AT | 1 |
| DON’T UNDERSTAND | 1 |
| DOPEY ALREADY | 1 |
| DRAB | 1 |
| DRAG | 1 |
| DUD | 1 |
| DULLHEAD | 1 |
| DULL-MINDED PERSON | 1 |
| DUMB DODO | 1 |
| DUMB DUDE | 1 |
| DUMB TO THE FACT | 1 |
| DUMB-LOOKING | 1 |
| DUNCY | 1 |
| DUNDERHEAD | 1 |
| FAILING | 1 |
| FEEBLE-MINDED | 1 |
| FLOP | 1 |
| FORGETFUL | 1 |
| FUZZBALL | 1 |
| GOES WITH EYES SHUT | 1 |
| GONE HOME | 1 |
| GOOF | 1 |
| GOOFY | 1 |
| GOT A LOOSE SCREW | 1 |
| GOURD-HEAD | 1 |
| HALF THERE | 1 |
| HALF-AWAKE | 1 |
| HALF-BRAINED | 1 |
| HALF-CRACKED | 1 |
| HALF-OFF | 1 |
| HALF-OUT HISSELF | 1 |
| HARD TO CATCH ON | 1 |
| HASN’T COME TO | 1 |
| HASN’T GOT HIS MIND ON HIS BUSINESS | 1 |
| HASN’T GOT MUCH | 1 |
| HEAVY | 1 |
| HEEDLESS | 1 |
| HIS MIND IS TAKING A VACATION | 1 |
| HOGWASH | 1 |
| IDEALIST | 1 |
| IN A CLOUD | 1 |
| IN A MOOD | 1 |
| IN HIS OWN WORLD | 1 |
| IN HIS SHELL | 1 |
| IN OUTER FIELD | 1 |
| IN OUTER SPACE | 1 |
| INNOCENT | 1 |
| INSENSITIVE | 1 |
| ISOLATED | 1 |
| IT’S OVER HIS HEAD | 1 |
| JERKY JOE | 1 |
| KIND OF A DUD | 1 |
| KIND OF A DUMB BIRD | 1 |
| KIND OF A DUNCE | 1 |
| KIND OF ASLEEP | 1 |
| KIND OF DUMB | 1 |
| KINDA FOOLISH | 1 |
| KINDA OUT | 1 |
| LETS HIS SKIMMER LEAK | 1 |
| LISTLESS | 1 |
| LITTLE LOW | 1 |
| LITTLE OUT OF THIS WORLD | 1 |
| LITTLE SLOW | 1 |
| LIVING IN ANOTHER WORLD | 1 |
| LOCO | 1 |
| LOGY | 1 |
| LOST | 1 |
| LOST IN A CLOUD | 1 |
| LUNK-HEAD | 1 |
| MILLION MILES AWAY | 1 |
| MIND IN A FOG | 1 |
| MINDLESS | 1 |
| MOUTH-BREATHER | 1 |
| NEEDS TO GET WITH IT | 1 |
| NEEDS TO WAKE UP | 1 |
| NINNY | 1 |
| NITWIT | 1 |
| NOBODY HOME | 1 |
| NON-OBSERVANT | 1 |
| NOT ALERT | 1 |
| NOT ALL TOGETHER | 1 |
| NOT ATTENTIVE | 1 |
| NOT HEP | 1 |
| NOT HEPPED | 1 |
| NOT HERE | 1 |
| NOT IN THE GROOVE | 1 |
| NOT INTERESTED | 1 |
| NOT KEEN | 1 |
| NOT ON HIS TOES | 1 |
| NOT PAYING ANY ATTENTION | 1 |
| NOT QUICK AT ALL | 1 |
| NOT QUICK ON HIS TOES | 1 |
| NOT RIGHT | 1 |
| NOT RIGHT BRIGHT | 1 |
| NOT SURE OF HIMSELF | 1 |
| NOT TOGETHER | 1 |
| NOT TOO KEEN | 1 |
| NOT TOO SMART | 1 |
| NOT TOO WELL WRAPPED | 1 |
| NOT UP AND GOING | 1 |
| NOT UP TO IT | 1 |
| NOT UP TO PAR | 1 |
| NOT UP TO SNUFF | 1 |
| NOT UP TO THINGS | 1 |
| NOT UP WITH THE TIMES | 1 |
| NOT UP-TO-DATE | 1 |
| NOT VERY ALERT | 1 |
| NOT VERY AWAKE | 1 |
| NOT VERY HEPPED TO THE TIMES | 1 |
| NOT VERY OBSERVANT | 1 |
| NOT VERY WELL-POSTED | 1 |
| NUMB | 1 |
| ODD | 1 |
| OFF A LITTLE | 1 |
| OFF HIS ROCKER | 1 |
| OLD SLOWPOKE | 1 |
| ON CLOUD NINE | 1 |
| OUT OF HIS HEAD | 1 |
| OUT THERE | 1 |
| PAYING NO ATTENTION | 1 |
| POOR OBSERVER | 1 |
| PRETTY SLOW | 1 |
| PUSHOVER | 1 |
| RATHER DULL | 1 |
| RATHER DUMB | 1 |
| SCATTERBRAIN | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1 |
| SICK | 1 |
| SILLY | 1 |
| SIMPLE | 1 |
| SIMPLETON | 1 |
| SKY-BUGGING | 1 |
| SLACK | 1 |
| SLEEPIEST SOMEBODY I EVER SAW | 1 |
| SLEEPY-EYED | 1 |
| SLOW ON THE TAKE | 1 |
| SLOW ON THE TRIGGER | 1 |
| SLOW TO THINK | 1 |
| SLOW WIT | 1 |
| SLUGGARD | 1 |
| SO DULL | 1 |
| SO DUMB | 1 |
| SODDEN | 1 |
| SORT OF DEAD | 1 |
| SORTA DULL | 1 |
| SOUND ASLEEP | 1 |
| SPACED OUT | 1 |
| SQUIRRELY | 1 |
| STAYS IN THE FOG | 1 |
| STILL ASLEEP | 1 |
| STUPID ASS | 1 |
| SUBNORMAL | 1 |
| SURE DENSE | 1 |
| SWIFT | 1 |
| TEN MILES AWAY | 1 |
| THE GUY THE MULE KICKED | 1 |
| THICK IN THE HEAD | 1 |
| THICK-SKULL | 1 |
| THICK-SKULLED | 1 |
| THICK-WITTED | 1 |
| TWO WEEKS BEHIND | 1 |
| UNCONCERNED | 1 |
| UNCONSCIOUS | 1 |
| UP IN THE CLOUDS | 1 |
| USES HIS HEAD FOR A HAT | 1 |
| WAS BEHIND THE DOOR | 1 |
| WOOLGATHERER | 1 |
| WOOLGATHERING | 1 |
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