Empty-headed
Empty-headed adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: she sometimes plays the stereotypical empty-headed blonde to trick people into underestimating her
Knuckleheaded and empty-headed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knuckleheaded" instead an adjective phrase "Empty-headed".
Knuckleheaded
Knuckleheaded adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: the editorial lampooned the knuckleheaded legislation, which was yet another attempt by the government to protect people from themselves
Empty-headed and knuckleheaded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Empty-headed" instead an adjective "Knuckleheaded".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- thick and empty-headed
- thick and knuckleheaded
- ignorant and empty-headed
- ignorant and knuckleheaded
- simple and empty-headed
- simple and knuckleheaded
- stupid and empty-headed
- stupid and knuckleheaded
- dense and empty-headed
- dense and knuckleheaded
- obtuse and empty-headed
- obtuse and knuckleheaded
- slow and empty-headed
- slow and knuckleheaded
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