Dumb

Dumb is a term originally used to describe a person who cannot speak verbally, as well as describing to a person being of "low intelligence". It has also been used in slang form to describe people/things that are considered uncool, inefficient, etc. (For example: "This new policy is so dumb.", "That shirt looks dumb on you.")

Examples of non-ableist words that can be used instead:


 * For "unable to speak verbally":
 * mute
 * nonverbal


 * For "low intelligence":
 * intellectually disabled, or the name of a specific diagnosis (if the person you are describing does literally have such disability)


 * For the slang meaning:
 * awkward
 * bad
 * boring
 * inefficient
 * pathetic
 * pitiful
 * sad
 * tacky
 * uncool