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bub·ble·head | \ ˈbə-bəl-ˌhed 
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\Definition of bubblehead
: a foolish or stupid person
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bubbleheaded \ ˈbə-bəl-ˌhe-dəd \ adjective
\ adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms for bubblehead
Synonyms
- airhead,
- birdbrain,
- blockhead,
- bonehead,
- chowderhead,
- chucklehead,
- clodpoll
- (or clodpole),
- clot
- [British],
- cluck,
- clunk,
- cretin,
- cuddy
- (or cuddie)
- [British dialect],
- deadhead,
- dim bulb
- [slang],
- dimwit,
- dip,
- dodo,
- dolt,
- donkey,
- doofus
- [slang],
- dope,
- dork
- [slang],
- dullard,
- dum-dum,
- dumbbell,
- dumbhead,
- dummkopf,
- dummy,
- dunce,
- dunderhead,
- fathead,
- gander,
- golem,
- goof,
- goon,
- half-wit,
- hammerhead,
- hardhead,
- idiot,
- ignoramus,
- imbecile,
- jackass,
- know-nothing,
- knucklehead,
- lamebrain,
- loggerhead
- [chiefly dialect],
- loon,
- lump,
- lunkhead,
- meathead,
- mome
- [archaic],
- moron,
- mug
- [chiefly British],
- mutt,
- natural,
- nimrod
- [slang],
- nincompoop,
- ninny,
- ninnyhammer,
- nit
- [chiefly British],
- nitwit,
- noddy,
- noodle,
- numskull
- (or numbskull),
- oaf,
- pinhead,
- prat
- [British],
- ratbag
- [chiefly Australian],
- saphead,
- schlub
- (also shlub)
- [slang],
- schnook
- [slang],
- simpleton,
- stock,
- stupe,
- stupid,
- thickhead,
- turkey,
- woodenhead,
- yahoo,
- yo-yo
Antonyms
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Examples of bubblehead in a Sentence
a murder mystery so obvious that even bubbleheads need not tax their brains
Recent Examples on the Web This is a group that hedge funds and bubbleheads love to hate.
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New York Times, "6 of Larry Kudlow’s Not-So-on-the-Money Predictions," 15 Mar. 2018 This is a group that hedge funds and bubbleheads love to hate.
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New York Times, "6 of Larry Kudlow’s Not-So-on-the-Money Predictions," 15 Mar. 2018 Abrams’ Tamsin is a gorgeous bubblehead in way over her depth with the likes of Gregor, Rita and Dieter.
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Eric Marchese, Orange County Register, "‘The Monster Builder’ builds monster laughs," 15 May 2017
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