The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DENSE , but the solution may also be DIM which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Slow to understand crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DENSE | 40 % | 5 |
| OBTUSE | 40 % | 6 |
| DIM | 20 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Slow to understand
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- obtuse
- dull
- dense
- stupid
- dizzy
- weak
- simple
- imbecility
- barren
- incapable
- dim
- imbecile
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 OBTUSE
- Dense
- Dull
- Between right and straight
- Dumb as a doorknob
- Slow-witted
- Greater than 90°, as an angle
- Thickheaded
- Slow to learn
- More than 90°, or less than tactful
- Insensitive