featherheaded

adjective

Definition of featherheadednext
as in stupid
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment a completely featherheaded suggestion that would be best ignored

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherheaded
  1. stupid
  2. foolish
  3. silly
  4. absurd
  5. mad
  6. crazy
  7. insane
  8. idiotic
Adjective
  • Give yourself permission to go see a truly stupid movie.
    Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Among the show’s many, many, many Twilight Zone spoofs, this one is the funniest and the best, with a conclusion that’s equal parts brilliant and stupid.
    Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • The authors concluded that any attempt to create a synthetic substance to replace the mud — something Major League Baseball has explored — would be foolish.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • To end its losing tradition, Colorado has to stop making foolish choices with its payroll.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of foolish
Adjective
  • But while the 118 is able to save both Celeste and her mother-in-law’s final resting place, a smug Trent trips and drops the vase, an appropriate punchline to a very silly cold open.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Read more Today's talkers Take a break from the election with these silly, happy shows.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of silly
Adjective
  • This absurd claim is an extension of their relentless obsession to remove checks and balances within our government.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The three books so far are deeply romantic, gorgeously tragic, smart as hell, and written in this absurd baroque, irreverent language.
    Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of absurd
Adjective
  • The sight of a covey of desert quail fills me with a mad, superhuman strength.
    Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Then, like clockwork, a bunch of Democrats got mad.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.
    Calie Schepp, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
Definition of crazy
Adjective
  • Your voice is insane.
    Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • But obviously winning the grand jury prize was insane.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
Definition of insane
Adjective
  • Too many young people are making idiotic short-term financial decisions that hamper long-term success.
    Chandler Dean, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Beyond the Lungs Two other cardiac cases impressed me — and blew away the idiotic notion that young people are immune to COVID-19.
    Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2020
Definition of idiotic
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