obtuse

/ɑbtˈus/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
2. (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
3. lacking in insight or discernment- Jasper Griffin
   “too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior”
4. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity- Thackeray
   “so dense he never understands anything I say to him”

Synonyms for obtuse

• simple
• purblind
• undiscerning
• dense
• dim
• dull
• dumb
• slow
• stupid

Antonyms of obtuse

• acute

Words that rhyme with obtuse

• reduce
• loose
• use
• introduce
• excuse
• produce
• abuse
• diffuse
• goose
• induce
• sluice
• spruce
• deuce
• juice
• mousse
• noose
• reproduce
• caboose
• deduce
• nous
• overproduce
• prepuce
• recluse
• seduce
• abstruse
• disabuse
• disuse
• duce
• footloose
• moose