empty-headed

[emp-tee-hed-id] / ˈɛmp tiˈhɛd ɪd /

ADJECTIVE

flighty, scatterbrained

Synonyms

WEAK

brainless dizzy featherbrained frivolous giddy harebrained ignorant illiterate inane know-nothing silly skittish stupid uneducated unschooled untaught vacant vacuous

Antonyms

WEAK

cognizant intelligent sensible slick smart

Example Sentences

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The band’s newer songs, such as the prowling “2001” and delirious “2am,” stretched as empty-headed dance tunes, were anchored by Philippakis’s lively delivery.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2022

Tales of crime and punishment may seem as remote from everyday life as empty-headed musicals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2021

He had exactly the right level of empty-headed neediness to play Lost’s ostensible protagonist.

From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2017

A bug infested Washington: not the flu, but an actual bug that crawled into people’s ears, took over their brains and turned them into empty-headed automatons.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2016

"You witless weed! You empty-headed hamster! You stupid glob of glue!"

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

empty-headed

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