Brainless
Brainless adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: a teacher who affirms that there are no brainless students, only lazy ones
Thinking
Thinking adjective - Having the ability to reason.
Usage example: it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense
Both words in one sentence
- If you only watched the first few episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion you might be forgiven for thinking the Angels are just brainless gigantic monsters.
Source: It Can Think - Cynthia will always be remembered as "the brainless ditz who was tricked into thinking a bandit leader was Chrom — and even worse when Chrom's her dad".
Source: Never Live It Down / Video Games -
Later they fool Nasty Person's brainless henchman into thinking he's disguised himself as the Goodies, all three of them.
Source: Master of Disguise
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