Antonyms of adj prehensile

3 senses of prehensile

Sense 1
prehensile (vs. nonprehensile) -- (adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object; "a monkey's prehensile tail")

nonprehensile (vs. prehensile) -- (not prehensile)

Sense 2
prehensile -- (having a keen intellect; "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"- A.T.Quiller-Couch)

INDIRECT (VIA intelligent) -> unintelligent, stupid -- (lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers")

Sense 3
avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile -- (immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees")

INDIRECT (VIA acquisitive) -> unacquisitive -- (not acquisitive; not interested in acquiring or owning anything)

Similarity of adj prehensile

3 senses of prehensile

Sense 1
prehensile (vs. nonprehensile) -- (adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object; "a monkey's prehensile tail")

Sense 2
prehensile -- (having a keen intellect; "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"- A.T.Quiller-Couch)
       => intelligent (vs. unintelligent) -- (having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question")

Sense 3
avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile -- (immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees")
       => acquisitive (vs. unacquisitive) -- (eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied")

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