muddleheaded

mud·dle·head·ed

adj \ˌmə-d^əl-ˈhe-dəd\

Definition of MUDDLEHEADED

1

: mentally confused

2

: inept, bungling

— mud·dle·head·ed·ly adverb

— mud·dle·head·ed·ness noun

Examples of MUDDLEHEADED

1. <a muddleheaded waiter gave us another party's bill>

First Known Use of MUDDLEHEADED

1759

Related to MUDDLEHEADED

Synonyms: addle, addled, addlepated, bedeviled, befogged, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, bushed [chiefly Australian], confounded, confused, dazed, distracted, dopey (also dopy), fogged, mixed-up, dizzy, muzzy, pixilated (also pixillated), punch-drunk, punchy, raddled, shell-shocked, silly, slaphappy, spaced-out (or spaced), spacey (also spacy), stunned, stupefied, zonked, zonked-out

Antonyms: clearheaded, unconfused

Related Words: senseless, unconscious

Near Antonyms: alert, conscious

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Rhymes with MUDDLEHEADED

bubbleheaded, chowderheaded, chuckleheaded, dunderheaded, empty-headed, featherheaded, gingerbreaded, hydra-headed, knuckleheaded, levelheaded, pointy-headed, puzzleheaded, woodenheaded, woolly-headed