The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DENSE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2015.
Not too bright crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DENSE | 37 % | 5 |
| DIM | 33 % | 3 |
| PALE | 10 % | 4 |
| PEABRAINED | 3 % | 10 |
| MUTED | 3 % | 5 |
| UNAPT | 3 % | 5 |
| ASTHICKASABRICK | 3 % | 15 |
| SLOWONTHEUPTAKE | 3 % | 15 |
| DUMB | 3 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Not too bright
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dull
- stupid
- idiotic
- moronic
- retarded
- brain damage
- fatuous
- idiocy
- idiot
- imbecility
- dumb
- autistic
Crossword Answer definitions
DENSE noun- A thicket.
- Having relatively high density.
- Compact; crowded together.
- Thick; difficult to penetrate.
- Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.
- Obscure, or difficult to understand.
- Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See Wikipedia article on dense sets for mathematical definition.
- (of a person) Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence.
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 DENSE
- Compact
- Like a pea-soup fog
- No Einstein
- None too swift
- Thick
- Thickheaded
- Tightly packed
- Slow
- Incredibly thick
- Not bright
More clues leading to the result DIM
- No rocket scientist
- __ bulb (not too bright)
- Not bright
- Shadowy
- Turn the lights down
- __ bulb (stupid person)
- Not so sharp (and the start of a split order of finger food)
- Indistinct
- Vague
- Barely turned on
More clues leading to the result PALE
- Color deficient
- Whitish in complexion
- Ashen
- Hardly rosy-cheeked
- Lighten up?
- Like Andy Warhol
- "____ Rider"
- 1985 Clint Eastward western, "____ Rider"
- Deficient in color
- Lacking color
More clues leading to the result PEABRAINED
- What the people who came up with the spellings of 17, 21, 40, and 57 Across apparently were
- Not too bright
- Dim
More clues leading to the result MUTED
- Toned down
- Subtle
- Muffled
- Far from flamboyant
- Made silent
- Softened
- Subdued
- Silenced
- Squelched the audio
- Like a subdued trumpet
More clues leading to the result UNAPT
- Out of place
- Inappropriate
- Not likely
- Slow-witted
- Not fitting
- Ill-suited
- Not likely (to)
- Ill-chosen
- Not suitable
- Not appropriate