The English Oracle

Antonym of "insightful"

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00:00 Antonym Of &Quot;Insightful&Quot;
00:17 Accepted Answer Score 3
00:42 Answer 2 Score 1
01:04 Answer 3 Score 4
01:14 Answer 4 Score 1
01:27 Thank you

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ANSWER 1

Score 4


Obtuse - lacking in sharpness or quickness of sensibility and intellect.




ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 3


You could use obvious or pedestrian to imply that any old Joe off the street could have thought up the same thing. Obvious is the word the US Patent Office uses to indicate that an idea isn't original or creative enough to be patentable.

For someone who flat out doesn't come up with much in the way of ideas at all, the term used the most is probably unimaginative.




ANSWER 3

Score 1


How about ...

The information provided was unimaginative.

or

The information provided was shallow.

or

The information provided was trite.

or go with a negation like this ...

The information provided was less piercing and insightful than trite and unimaginative.




ANSWER 4

Score 1


insightful - Having or showing an accurate and deep understanding; perceptive.

superficial - Not thorough, deep, or complete; cursory