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as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
a birdbrained neighbor who is forever giving me tacky tchotchkes
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as in dumb
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
a group of apparently birdbrained teenagers were clearly bored by the memorial
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdbrained
Adjective
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Her content is uniquely her — slightly more goofy than her older sister's, but equally as captivating and with confidence building at the forefront.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025 -
Finally, a Game of Thrones spin-off for those with a goofier side to them.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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For a few hours, there's no doom and gloom on the news, no family drama, no Slack notifications, no people fighting about dumb stuff on social media.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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In fact, without an understanding of how an organization or business operates, some tasks might seem unnecessary, boring or even dumb.—
Chris Perry,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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A lot of the silly AI hardware products that have launched and failed tried to do too much.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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Earnest, sappy, Burtonesque, silly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Fans wear their favorite players’ name, beg for their autograph and spend stupid amounts of money just to be in their proximity.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Not every bee was successful, but that doesn’t necessarily mean there’s such a thing as a stupid bumblebee, Loukola says.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Wayne Brady, Billy Porter and Harvey Fierstein are giddy with excitement for the preview of their upcoming production Encores!—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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The future shotstopper was out the door and sprinting in giddy celebration up a street near Bloemfontein before the players had even begun their shimmy.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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A little snow in the morning; cloudy, chilly; slow and slippery travel in the morning; improving road conditions in the afternoon.—
Jackie Borchardt,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Dec. 2025
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Liverpool have been much slower starters, getting outscored 6-8 in Premier League first halves (and 1-4 in the opening 15 minutes of their games).—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Repeating the futile methods of the past will yield no new results.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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His futile dreams of Mexico were not a metaphor for a life frustrated by unresolved dreams.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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My wife goes into the kitchen and returns with beer, fruit, and a few simple dishes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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When the Phoenix Mercury started chipping away at the Valkyries’ 18-point lead, threatening to turn a dominant night into a late-game nightmare, Golden State had a simple answer.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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“Birdbrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdbrained. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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