Enhance your creative writing with this extensive list of 100+ similes to describe unintelligence in colorful and imaginative ways.
- As sharp as a bowling ball.
- Dull as a butter knife.
- Like a broken compass.
- As clueless as a fish out of water.
- Dumber than a sack of hammers.
- Thick as a brick wall.
- Like a dimly lit bulb.
- As slow as molasses in January.
- Clueless as a lost puppy.
- Like a deer caught in headlights.
- Dumb as a doorknob.
- As sharp as a marshmallow.
- Like a broken clock.
- As slow as a snail on sedatives.
- Dull as dishwater.
- Like a disconnected phone.
- As thick as pea soup.
- Clueless as a baby in a library.
- Like a blank canvas.
- Dumber than a box of rocks.
- As bright as a black hole.
- Like a rudderless ship.
- As sharp as a rubber knife.
- Like a GPS with no signal.
- As slow as a tortoise in treacle.
- Clueless as a bat in daylight.
- Like a broken radio.
- Dumb as a bag of hammers.
- As thick as fog.
- Like a computer with no software.
- As sharp as a beach ball.
- Like a car with no wheels.
- As slow as a glacier.
- Clueless as a dog in a cat show.
- Like a door without a handle.
- Dumber than a fence post.
- As bright as a cloudy day.
- Like a fish out of water.
- Like a flashlight with no batteries.
- As slow as a three-toed sloth.
- Clueless as a squirrel in a maze.
- Like a garden without flowers.
- Dumb as a stump.
- As thick as a brick.
- Like a GPS with no satellites.
- As sharp as a pillow.
- Like a kite with no wind.
- As slow as a sloth on sedatives.
- Clueless as a cat in a dog park.
- Like a broken record.
- Dumber than a post.
- As bright as a power outage.
- Like a car with no engine.
- Like a computer with no keyboard.
- As slow as a one-legged turtle.
- Clueless as a kangaroo in a tree.
- Like a door with no hinges.
- Dumb as a rock.
- As thick as a fog bank.
- Like a flashlight with no bulb.
- As sharp as a rubber sword.
- Like a kite with no string.
- As slow as a snail in molasses.
- Clueless as a fish in a desert.
- Like a garden without soil.
- Dumber than a brick wall.
- As bright as a blackout.
- Like a GPS with no battery.
- Like a car with no gas.
- As slow as a slug.
- Clueless as a mouse in a maze.
- Like a broken calculator.
- Dumb as a doormat.
- Like a flashlight with no switch.
- Like a kite with no tail.
- As slow as a herd of turtles.
- Clueless as a penguin in the Sahara.
- Like a door with no doorknob.
- Dumber than a sack of rocks.
- As bright as a power failure.
- As thick as a brick wall.
- Like a puzzle missing pieces.
- Dumb as a doorstop.
- As dense as a neutron star.
- Like a ship without a captain.
- As slow as a sloth on tranquilizers.
- Clueless as a seagull in the desert.
- Like a bicycle with square wheels.
- As sharp as a spoon.
- Like a clock with no hands.
- As dim-witted as a broken light bulb.
- Dumber than a dictionary with missing pages.
- As vacant as an abandoned house.
- Like a GPS navigating a black hole.
- As unenlightened as a cave dweller.
- Clueless as a tourist without a map.
- Like a river without water.
- As dense as a brick wall in a fog.
- Dumb as a post with no sign.
- Like a computer with a fried motherboard.
- As slow as a slug on a frozen pond.
- Like a painting without colors.
- As sharp as a rubber nail.
- Like a kite with no wind in sight.
- As numb as a frozen lake.
- Clueless as a penguin on a beach.
- Like a phone with no reception.
- As vacant as a ghost town.
- Dumber than a sack of broken crayons.
- Like a desert with no sand.
- As foggy-minded as London in November.
- Like a tree with no branches.
- As unresponsive as a malfunctioning robot.
- Clueless as a fish in the Sahara.
- Like a puzzle with missing pieces.
- As dull as a rusty nail.
- Like a boat without oars.
- As thick-headed as a brick wall.
- Dumb as a stump in the ground.
- Like a library with no books.
- As slow as a sloth on a lazy Sunday.
- Like a compass with a broken needle.
- As vacant as a deserted island.
- Clueless as a kangaroo on ice.
- Like a keyboard with missing keys.
- As numb as a snowman in July.
- Like a moonless night.
- Dumber than a math book with no numbers.
- Like a map with no legend.
- As dim-witted as a broken flashlight.