Obtuse — synonyms, obtuse antonyms, definition

1. obtuse (a)

33 synonyms

backward blunted bovine callous dense doltish dull dumb faint hardened ignorant indifferent insensible lesser not sharp pachydermatous pedestrian prosaic retarded rounded • • •

2. obtuse (Adjective)

2 synonyms

dim purblind

1 antonym

acute

4 definitions

obtuse (Adjective) — Taking more than usual time to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity. ex. "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"

obtuse (Adjective) — Of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees.

obtuse (Adjective) — (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex.

obtuse (Adjective) — Lacking in insight or discernment. ex. "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behaviour"