boobish

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boobish
Adjective
  • Fires routinely sweep Kinshasa’s dense neighborhoods during the dry season, where rapid urban growth outpaces basic protections such as reliable fire and emergency services.
    Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There comes a moment, looking at Evans’s dense worlds, when the eye stops decoding and the mind begins to surrender.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • America’s Semiquincentennial was celebrated across the country this summer with big, dumb, gluttonous fun.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But the attention on Cunningham’s comments, the contrived outrage over a fictional trans athlete draft and dumb stunts by former NBA players may have helped drive more folks toward watching the league’s games.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The old worst dressed lists could be cruel, sexist, culturally ignorant, and spectacularly misguided.
    Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Mamdani’s ignorant opinion illustrates Kissinger’s concern, relying on emotional display rather than the facts.
    Daniel Kolkey, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • At the outset of this chatty novel, the protagonist, Caroline, who was recently ghosted by a thoughtless man, has had a story published in this magazine.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • That self-deprecating description opens Tony, writer-director Matt Johnson’s movie about the one crazy summer that changed a thoughtless young lout’s life; for good measure, the quote does double duty as the tagline on the film’s poster.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • In fact, starting too early often has more downsides than taking it slow.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But so far, the economy has grown at roughly 2% annually, slower than the gains during the Biden administration.
    Josh Boak, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • To Tommy, Anna and Molly are twittering encumbrances, idiotic in their insistence on good works and the good of man, their endless remorseful hedgings about the Communist Party.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Butlers are kicked in the shins and told their children are ugly; a patriarch’s idiotic military decisions are venerated for their spirit; blood spilling out of a servant’s wound is more an issue for the rug.
    Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Adjective
  • China buys the overwhelming majority of Iran’s crude through opaque trading networks that bypass sanctions.
    Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The rice is stirred over medium heat for a few minutes, giving the grains time to become opaque or lightly golden and release a toasty, nutty aroma.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • When Bane is unmasked in front of his employer, Rupert Thorne (this incarnation of Bane doesn’t even have the drive to tackle Batman until someone pays him for it), what’s revealed underneath is a dopey, boyish goon.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Larry had a dopey perma-smile, and seemed delighted by everything, especially Sergey.
    Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
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“Boobish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boobish. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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