Collocations for stupid - adj.
VERBS
appear,
be,
feel,
look,
seem,
sound
I felt so stupid when I realized what had happened.
My sister made me look stupid in front of all my friends.
I felt so stupid when I realized what had happened.
My sister made me look stupid in front of all my friends.
get
The situation is getting stupid.
The situation is getting stupid.
act,
play
(AmE)
I decided it was best to act stupid.
Don't play stupid, Carlos—what happened?
I decided it was best to act stupid.
Don't play stupid, Carlos—what happened?
call sb
make sb
Success has made him stupid.
make sb
Success has made him stupid.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
amazingly, exceptionally, incredibly, monumentally, particularly, ridiculously, truly, unbelievably
a truly stupid thing to do
amazingly, exceptionally, incredibly, monumentally, particularly, ridiculously, truly, unbelievably
a truly stupid thing to do
absolutely,
completely,
plain,
simply,
totally,
utterly
That was just plain stupid!
That was just plain stupid!
not entirely
I'm not entirely stupid. I checked the train times before we came out.
I'm not entirely stupid. I checked the train times before we came out.
a little,
slightly,
etc.
enough, sufficiently
He's stupid enough to believe anything.
enough, sufficiently
He's stupid enough to believe anything.
PHRASES
be too stupid to do sth
She's too stupid to realize that she'd be happier without him.
She's too stupid to realize that she'd be happier without him.
Stupid is used with these nouns:
argument, bet, comment, crush, excuse, fault, fight, fool, game, grin, hat, idea, idiot, jerk, joke, kid, mess, mistake, move, people, question, remark, stunt, suggestion, thing, trick
argument, bet, comment, crush, excuse, fault, fight, fool, game, grin, hat, idea, idiot, jerk, joke, kid, mess, mistake, move, people, question, remark, stunt, suggestion, thing, trick