unintelligent

/ˈʌnənˌtɛlədʒənt/

/ənɪnˈtɛlɪdʒɪnt/

Unintelligent means exactly what it sounds like it means––not intelligent, not smart. Your unintelligent dog might not know his own name, but you love him for his goofy sweetness anyway.

Don't confuse unintelligent with unintelligible. Unintelligible means something that can't be understood. Some doctors have handwriting so messy as to be considered unintelligible, but that doesn't mean they're unintelligent. If your cell phone signal is weak, you might find that what your mom is telling you on the phone becomes unintelligible to you — but that doesn't make you unintelligent.

Definitions of unintelligent

1. adjective

   lacking intelligence
   “a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers”

   synonyms: stupid

   stupid

   lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

   brainless, headless

   not using intelligence

   antonyms:

   intelligent

   having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree

   smart

   showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

   agile, nimble

   mentally quick

   apt, clever

   mentally quick and resourceful

   brainy, brilliant, genius, smart as a whip

   having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence

   bright, smart

   characterized by quickness and ease in learning

   born, innate, natural

   being talented through inherited qualities

   quick, ready

   apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

   prehensile

   having a keen intellect

   scintillating

   brilliantly clever

   searching, trenchant

   having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect

   precocious

   characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)