Harebrained
Harebrained adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: a harebrained idea to go for a hike in an area where grizzly bear attacks had recently been reported
Knuckleheaded and harebrained are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knuckleheaded" instead an adjective "Harebrained".
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
Harebrained and knuckleheaded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harebrained" instead an adjective "Knuckleheaded".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- stupid and harebrained
- stupid and knuckleheaded
- foolish and harebrained
- foolish and knuckleheaded
- crazy and harebrained
- crazy and knuckleheaded
- silly and harebrained
- silly and knuckleheaded
- unintelligent and harebrained
- unintelligent and knuckleheaded
- absurd and harebrained
- absurd and knuckleheaded
- brainless and harebrained
- brainless and knuckleheaded
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