bubbleheaded

adjective

Definition of bubbleheadednext
1
as in stupid
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily the professor was forced to eat his words when the former student he once described as bubbleheaded became a leading authority in the field

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2
as in foolish
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment was immediately caught trying to perpetrate a bubbleheaded scheme to defraud investors that no one fell for

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bubbleheaded
  1. stupid
  2. foolish
  3. dumb
  4. silly
  5. slow
  6. absurd
  7. thick
  8. mad
Adjective
  • The Boke character, which would be Johnson, is the one who will make a mistake on purpose, or make a stupid joke.
    Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • Stated simply, the policy errors made with regard to money were uniquely foolish.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Premature predictions of renewal would be foolish and, as Howe continually stressed, Newcastle cannot allow one strong outing to be followed by another meek one.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of foolish
Adjective
  • Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.
    Daniel Jackson, Allure, 18 July 2017
  • Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.
    Andy Benoit, The MMQB, 10 July 2017
Definition of dumb
Adjective
  • Packed with silly hijinks, this 2004 comedy also stars Kristin Chenoweth and Kristin Davis.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Staff take part in silly skits and showcase rare albums that have not been digitized from the station's giant record collection.
    Meira Gebel, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of silly
Adjective
  • The Wi-Fi will always be slow and the gossip will always be fast.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Despite these efforts, progress has been slow, and concerns about systemic challenges persist.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of slow
Adjective
  • Still, last week’s win over the Titans was the Colts’ first by more than a touchdown, so laying eight points on the road is a little absurd.
    Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Trump himself has shown his age and disastrous instincts in multiple ways, wasting precious political capital on transparently absurd personnel choices like Matt Gaetz as attorney general and Fox News commentator Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of absurd
Adjective
  • Videos taken at the scene showed flames and a thick column of dark smoke at the crash site.
    Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Add thick white socks for a little extra warmth and visual interest.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of thick
Adjective
  • And the faith side of the name is two things- faith is part of our inner belief and our inner kind of faith in terms of making this mad, mad dream and idea a reality.
    Yolanda Evans, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • According to some, you’re not supposed to care about these victories because you’re just supposed to be mad all the time about the stuff that’s going wrong.
    Dominic Pino, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of mad
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