weak-minded
adjective
weak-mind·ed
ˈwēk-ˈmīn-dəd 
: having or indicating a weak mind
especially
: lacking in judgment or good sense : foolish
weak-mindedness
noun
Synonyms
- airheaded
- birdbrained
- bonehead
- boneheaded
- brain-dead
- brainless
- bubbleheaded
- chuckleheaded
- dense
- dim
- dim-witted
- doltish
- dopey
- dopy
- dorky [slang]
- dull
- dumb
- dunderheaded
- empty-headed
- fatuous
- gormless [chiefly British]
- half-witted
- knuckleheaded
- lamebrain
- lamebrained
- lunkheaded
- mindless
- oafish
- obtuse
- opaque
- pinheaded
- senseless
- simple
- slow
- slow-witted
- soft
- softheaded
- stupid
- thick
- thick-witted
- thickheaded
- unintelligent
- unsmart
- vacuous
- witless
Examples of weak-minded in a Sentence
I felt a little weak-minded at the beginning of the semester but eventually the class was a breeze
a weak-minded decision to use all of their savings to buy lottery tickets in the hopes of hitting the jackpot
Recent Examples on the Web
Quickly, and almost imperceptibly, the impressionable and weak-minded Ernest is coaxed into Hale’s running, murderous plot to accrue even more Osage wealth.
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Vulture, 20 Oct. 2023
The young man is a weak-minded child in an adult body.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
Vulture, 20 Oct. 2023
The young man is a weak-minded child in an adult body.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
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“Weak-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weak-minded. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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