Synonyms of softheaded

softheaded

adjective

ˈsȯf(t)-ˌhe-dəd 

as in dumb

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily

serious scientists who regard UFO followers as softheaded and gullible

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumb
• stupid
• slow
• simple
• thick
• foolish
• dense
• dull
• ignorant
• idiotic
• pinheaded
• fatuous
• thickheaded
• dopey
• obtuse
• unintelligent
• vacuous
• brain-dead
• soft
• boneheaded
• doltish
• chuckleheaded
• dunderheaded
• mindless
• weak-minded
• silly
• opaque
• bonehead
• witless
• knuckleheaded
• irrational
• bubbleheaded
• brainless
• unreasonable
• dim
• oafish
• mad
• lamebrained
• thick-witted
• dim-witted
• slow-witted
• dopy
• lunkheaded
• insane
• airheaded
• senseless
• empty-headed
• half-witted
• dorky
• gormless
• lamebrain
• idiotical
• crazy
• birdbrained
• moronic
• unsmart
• looney
• simpleminded
• lunatic
• feebleminded
• imbecilic
• absurd
• cretinous
• imbecile
• fool
• uneducated
• uninformed
• unthinking
• untaught
• illiterate
• harebrained
• dippy
• lowbrow
• whacky
• unintellectual
• zany
• cuckoo
• fallacious
• nutty
• cockeyed
• loony
• daffy
• preposterous
• wacky
• unwise
• illogical
• daft
• crackpot
• nonsensical
• screwball
• kooky
• sappy
• invalid
• dotty
• asinine
• boobish
• half-baked
• balmy
• featherheaded
• tomfool
• kookie

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intelligent
• brilliant
• clever
• smart
• apt
• quick
• bright
• sharp
• nimble
• keen
• resourceful
• wise
• acute
• ingenious
• fast
• thinking
• sagacious
• astute
• savvy
• intellectual
• cerebral
• insightful
• perceptive
• discerning
• knowing
• brainy
• keen
• hyperintelligent
• learned
• erudite
• knowledgeable
• sharp-witted
• sage
• literate
• skilled
• quick-witted
• educated
• perspicacious
• scholarly
• supersmart
• trained
• informed
• ultrasmart
• shrewd
• cunning
• wily
• crafty
• reasonable
• sensible
• sapient
• sound
• highbrow
• prudent
• judicious
• valid
• sane
• logical
• rational
• percipient
• well-read
• schooled
• foxy

Examples of softheaded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Investment managers haven’t become softheaded do-gooders. —Liz Weston, Star Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020