as in idiot
a stupid person
I felt like an airhead when I couldn't remember my new neighbor's name in trying to introduce him
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of airhead
Unlike the original Hilary Banks, who is portrayed as an airhead, the current character (played by Coco Jones) is an intelligent and ambitious social media influencer with entrepreneurial pursuits.
—
Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 17 July 2024
On Watch What Happens Live Tuesday, Tisdale was asked about going out for the role of Karen Smith, the lovable airhead eventually played by Amanda Seyfried.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
See, most trolls are like Poppy, psychotically happy, boundlessly optimistic airheads who spend their every waking hour hugging, singing, laughing, and tripping the light fantastic under a really big groovy disco ball.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
And ever since, the epithet has become synonymous with a stereotype of deeply annoying airheads from Southern California.
—Clarissa Wei, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
A lot of our play plotlines involved making Barbie the scapegoat for everything that went wrong, or casting her as an airhead, or marrying her to Strawberry Shortcake’s evil nemesis, the Purple Pieman.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
The cast balances out the requisite airhead (Busy Philipps), delusional diva (standout Renée Elise Goldsberry), and actually-aging outlier (Paul Pell) with real-life recording artist Sara Bareilles’ charming straight-woman performance as a regular mom belatedly coming into her own as a songwriter.
—Time, 12 Oct. 2022
Colón, whose Lulu might be a sort of airhead who lies to keep her man, lends the character an endearing transparency and warmth.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 19 Dec. 2022
In America, the airhead and the sphinx are often one and the same.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Apr. 2022
Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 17 July 2024
On Watch What Happens Live Tuesday, Tisdale was asked about going out for the role of Karen Smith, the lovable airhead eventually played by Amanda Seyfried.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
See, most trolls are like Poppy, psychotically happy, boundlessly optimistic airheads who spend their every waking hour hugging, singing, laughing, and tripping the light fantastic under a really big groovy disco ball.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
And ever since, the epithet has become synonymous with a stereotype of deeply annoying airheads from Southern California.
—Clarissa Wei, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
A lot of our play plotlines involved making Barbie the scapegoat for everything that went wrong, or casting her as an airhead, or marrying her to Strawberry Shortcake’s evil nemesis, the Purple Pieman.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
The cast balances out the requisite airhead (Busy Philipps), delusional diva (standout Renée Elise Goldsberry), and actually-aging outlier (Paul Pell) with real-life recording artist Sara Bareilles’ charming straight-woman performance as a regular mom belatedly coming into her own as a songwriter.
—Time, 12 Oct. 2022
Colón, whose Lulu might be a sort of airhead who lies to keep her man, lends the character an endearing transparency and warmth.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 19 Dec. 2022
In America, the airhead and the sphinx are often one and the same.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Apr. 2022
Thesaurus Entries Near airhead
Cite this Entry
“Airhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airhead. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share