Screwball and Softheaded

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Screwball adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.

Usage example: she's always off on some screwball plan

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Softheaded is a synonym for screwball. In some cases you can use "Softheaded" instead an adjective "Screwball".

Nearby Word: screw

Softheaded adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.

Usage example: serious scientists who regard UFO followers as softheaded and gullible

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Screwball is a synonym for softheaded. You can use "Screwball" instead an adjective "Softheaded".

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Softheaded and Screwball. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/screwball/softheaded

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