{
  "oafishness":{
    "the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind":{
      "examples":[
        "the oafishness of the investigators, who missed clues and mishandled physical evidence, is the reason why that crime was never solved"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "boneheadedness",
        "brainlessness",
        "denseness",
        "density",
        "dim-wittedness",
        "doltishness",
        "dopiness",
        "dorkiness",
        "dullness",
        "dulness",
        "dumbness",
        "fatuity",
        "foolishness",
        "gormlessness",
        "mindlessness",
        "obtuseness",
        "senselessness",
        "simpleness",
        "slowness",
        "stupidity",
        "stupidness",
        "thickness",
        "vacuity",
        "weak-mindedness",
        "witlessness"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "feeblemindedness",
        "simplemindedness",
        "absurdity",
        "asininity",
        "balminess",
        "craziness",
        "daftness",
        "dippiness",
        "dottiness",
        "fatuousness",
        "folly",
        "idiocy",
        "inaneness",
        "inanity",
        "insanity",
        "lunacy",
        "madness",
        "nincompoopery",
        "nonsensicalness",
        "nuttiness",
        "preposterousness",
        "silliness",
        "simplicity",
        "wackiness",
        "zaniness",
        "fallacy",
        "irrationality",
        "unreasonableness",
        "mental deficiency",
        "mental retardation"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "acumen",
        "alertness",
        "astuteness",
        "discernment",
        "insight",
        "judgment",
        "judgement",
        "perception",
        "percipience",
        "perspicacity",
        "sagacity",
        "sageness",
        "sapience",
        "wisdom",
        "wit",
        "logicality",
        "logicalness",
        "rationality",
        "rationalness",
        "reasonableness",
        "soundness",
        "validity"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "braininess",
        "brightness",
        "brilliance",
        "cleverness",
        "intelligence",
        "keenness",
        "quickness",
        "quick-wittedness",
        "sharpness",
        "smartness"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "oafish":{
    "not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{
      "examples":[
        "far from being oafish , the professional wrestler was in fact a college graduate"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "airheaded",
        "birdbrained",
        "bonehead",
        "boneheaded",
        "brain-dead",
        "brainless",
        "bubbleheaded",
        "chuckleheaded",
        "dense",
        "dim",
        "dim-witted",
        "doltish",
        "dopey",
        "dopy",
        "dorky",
        "dull",
        "dumb",
        "dunderheaded",
        "empty-headed",
        "fatuous",
        "gormless",
        "half-witted",
        "knuckleheaded",
        "lamebrain",
        "lamebrained",
        "lunkheaded",
        "mindless",
        "obtuse",
        "opaque",
        "pinheaded",
        "senseless",
        "simple",
        "slow",
        "slow-witted",
        "soft",
        "softheaded",
        "stupid",
        "thick",
        "thick-witted",
        "thickheaded",
        "unintelligent",
        "unsmart",
        "vacuous",
        "weak-minded",
        "witless"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "cretinous",
        "feebleminded",
        "simpleminded",
        "boobish",
        "foolish",
        "idiotic",
        "idiotical",
        "imbecile",
        "imbecilic",
        "moronic",
        "ignorant",
        "illiterate",
        "lowbrow",
        "uneducated",
        "uninformed",
        "unintellectual",
        "untaught",
        "unthinking",
        "absurd",
        "asinine",
        "balmy",
        "cockeyed",
        "crackpot",
        "crazy",
        "cuckoo",
        "daffy",
        "daft",
        "dippy",
        "dotty",
        "featherheaded",
        "fool",
        "half-baked",
        "harebrained",
        "insane",
        "kooky",
        "kookie",
        "loony",
        "looney",
        "lunatic",
        "mad",
        "nonsensical",
        "nutty",
        "preposterous",
        "sappy",
        "screwball",
        "silly",
        "tomfool",
        "unwise",
        "wacky",
        "whacky",
        "zany",
        "fallacious",
        "illogical",
        "invalid",
        "irrational",
        "unreasonable"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "ingenious",
        "resourceful",
        "acute",
        "astute",
        "discerning",
        "insightful",
        "keen",
        "knowing",
        "perceptive",
        "percipient",
        "perspicacious",
        "sagacious",
        "sage",
        "sapient",
        "savvy",
        "wise",
        "cerebral",
        "erudite",
        "highbrow",
        "intellectual",
        "knowledgeable",
        "learned",
        "literate",
        "scholarly",
        "thinking",
        "well-read",
        "educated",
        "informed",
        "schooled",
        "skilled",
        "trained",
        "crafty",
        "cunning",
        "foxy",
        "shrewd",
        "wily",
        "judicious",
        "prudent",
        "sane",
        "sensible",
        "sound",
        "logical",
        "rational",
        "reasonable",
        "valid"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "apt",
        "brainy",
        "bright",
        "brilliant",
        "clever",
        "fast",
        "hyperintelligent",
        "intelligent",
        "keen",
        "nimble",
        "quick",
        "quick-witted",
        "sharp",
        "sharp-witted",
        "smart",
        "supersmart",
        "ultrasmart"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  }
}