Eric Reid

For one, when has Jay-Z ever taken a knee to come out and tell us that we're past kneeling? Yes, he's done a lot of great work, a lot of great social justice work. But for you to get paid to go into an NFL press conference and say that we're past kneeling? Again, asinine.

American Athlete

Jimmy Swaggart

I get amazed, I can't look at it but about 10 seconds, at these politicians dancing around this, dancing around this, I'm trying to find a correct name for it, this utter absolute, asinine, idiotic stupidity of men marrying men.

American Clergyman

Ben Affleck

I'm much more interested in what an actor has to say about something substantial and important than who they're dating or what clothes they're wearing or some other asinine, insignificant aspect of their life.

American Actor

Phil Gingrey

I truly believe that we have the best health care system in the world. It's not perfect, but this business of turning it over to the federal government to try to make it perfect is quite honestly asinine.

American Politician

Kayleigh McEnany

To compare the United States of America - the beacon of the free world - to the brutal North Korean dictatorship is as insulting as it is asinine.

American Public Servant

Phoebe Robinson

It is utterly asinine that people continually go to comedy shows without bothering to see if their sensibilities line up with the comedians.

American Comedian

Rob Dyrdek

I quit high school to be a pro skateboarder out of Ohio, which is just asinine, but it was meant to be.

Angolan Entertainer

Elmer Bernstein

Today you have something like A Film by Joe Harry. That is patently asinine and ridiculous.

American Composer

Charlie Munger

I regard the bitcoin craze as totally asinine to create some manufactured currency.

American Businessman

Katharine Hepburn

Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.

American Actress

Asinine has a dismissive tone, showing lack of respect for someone's actions or ideas.

Emotional Weight

Use 'asinine' in casual speech or writing, but avoid in formal or professional settings.

Not For Formal Use

'Asinine' is stronger than 'silly' or 'unwise' and implies something is completely devoid of common sense.

Intensity

 With his harebrained schemes and asinine dealings with the gods, King Midas ruled the ancient kingdom of Phrygia with an uneven hand.