The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word INANE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Idiotic crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| INANE | 32 % | 5 |
| DUMB | 12 % | 4 |
| ASININE | 9 % | 7 |
| DOPEY | 6 % | 5 |
| DAFT | 6 % | 4 |
| SENSELESS | 6 % | 9 |
| DOPY | 6 % | 4 |
| STUPID | 6 % | 6 |
| HAREBRAINED | 3 % | 11 |
| CRAZY | 3 % | 5 |
| NUTTY | 3 % | 5 |
| BRAINLESS | 3 % | 9 |
| TOMFOOL | 3 % | 7 |
| INSANE | 3 % | 6 |
Why may INANE be the right solution?
The word "inane" means lacking sense or significance. This makes it an appropriate synonym for "idiotic," which means foolish or stupid.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Idiotic
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- crackbrained
- insane
- fool
- moron
- dopey
- idiot
- dumbass
- asinine
- chump
- daft
- dumb-ass
- foolish
Crossword Answer definitions
INANE noun- That which is void or empty.
- Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)
- Purposeless; pointless
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result INANE
More clues leading to the result DUMB
- Cloddish
- ___ waiter (elevator)
- Type of waiter
- Like a rock?
- Like someone stoned, perhaps
- See 25-Down
- Word with waiter or bell
- Speechless
- Unintelligent
- Not bright at all
More clues leading to the result ASININE
- Utterly silly
- Utterly stupid
- Completely idiotic
- Dumber than dumb
- Laughable
- Silly
- Extremely silly
- Ridiculous
- Dopey
- Foolhardy
More clues leading to the result DOPEY
- Bashful's partner
- Happy's pal
- Only dwarf without a beard
- Idiotic
- Member of a small septet
- Silent dwarf
- Associate of Happy
- Bashful companion?
- Soporific
- Youngest of the seven dwarfs
More clues leading to the result DAFT
- Off one's rocker
- Loopy
- Wacky
- Balmy
- ___ Punk
- ___ Punk ("Around the World" electronica duo)
- Mad
- Foolish
- A little loopy
- Not all there
More clues leading to the result SENSELESS
More clues leading to the result DOPY
- In a fog
- Punch-drunk
- Inane: Var.
- Like Denny Dimwit: Var.
- Sluggish
- Idiotic
- Half-baked
- Sluggish from sedatives
- Inane (Var.)
- Out of it
More clues leading to the result STUPID
- By no means a rocket scientist
- By no means brilliant
- "Keep it simple, ___!"
- Obtuse
- A few bricks shy of a load
- Part of KISS
- One Fruit Loop shy of a full bowl
- Thick
- Boneheaded
- Bonehead
More clues leading to the result HAREBRAINED
- Idiotic
- Foolish
- Crazy
- Half-baked
- Giddy.
- Flighty.
- Fatuitous
- Organically foolish?
- Like some schemes
- Foolish [2011]
More clues leading to the result CRAZY
- Bats
- Off one's rocker
- Bananas
- Patsy Cline classic
- Nelson-penned Cline hit
- Mad
- Bonkers
- Patsy Cline hit
- Ready for the rubber room
- Wild (about)
More clues leading to the result NUTTY
- Cuckoo
- Kooky
- Off one's rocker
- Eccentric
- Bonkers
- Wacky
- Daft
- Screwball
- Like Jerry Lewis's professor
- "The __ Professor"