harebrained

hare·brained

adjective \-ˈbrānd\

Definition of HAREBRAINED

1

: foolish 1

2

: absurd, ridiculous

Examples of HAREBRAINED

1. <the movie follows the harebrained antics of a pair of stoners who seem incapable of growing up>
2. <a harebrained idea to go for a hike in an area where grizzly bear attacks had recently been reported>

First Known Use of HAREBRAINED

1534

Related to HAREBRAINED

Synonyms

birdbrained, ditzy (or ditsy), dizzy, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, futile, goofy, giddy, light-headed, light-minded, puerile, scatterbrained, silly, yeasty

Antonyms

earnest, serious, serious-minded, sober, unfrivolous

Related Words

fatuous, foolish, inane, nonsensical, thoughtless, witless; crazy, daffy, daft, fruity; exuberant, flippant, fluttery, giggly, happy, light, lighthearted, playful; sappy, shallow, superficial

Near Antonyms

grave, melancholy, somber (or sombre), thoughtful; dignified, heavy, no-nonsense, sedate, severe, solemn, staid

Rhymes with HAREBRAINED

birdbrained, bloodstained, close-grained, coarse-grained, contained, crackbrained, cross-grained, ingrained, left-brained, mad-brained, membraned, restrained, right-brained, tearstained, unfeigned