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as in stupid
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
a teacher who affirms that there are no brainless students, only lazy ones
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as in foolish
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
a brainless decision to talk on her cell phone while weaving in and out of traffic
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as in insanity
lack of good sense or judgment
had the inexplicable brainlessness to sell his car for half of what it was worth
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as in stupidness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
the turkey is one bird that has often been cited for its brainlessness
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Recent Examples of brainless
Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
And in the ultimate exemplification of how an endless stream of content begets pernicious bunkum, John McPhail’s Dear David is arguably the most brainless release of the year.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 5 Dec. 2023
Except these mussels are eyeless, brainless, little brown creatures that few people have ever heard of.
—Robert Kunzig, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
Mostly born of concern about children, this panic quickly toggled toward adults as well, such that the looming specter of a zombified spectator, passively assailed by toxic, brainless, morally compromised TV images became a figure of great cultural worry.
—Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2023
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Adjective
But the most impressive is first-time writer-director Molly Manning Walker getting us not just to forgive her central triad their brash and brainless bravado but to grieve for it when it’s gone.
—Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
And in the ultimate exemplification of how an endless stream of content begets pernicious bunkum, John McPhail’s Dear David is arguably the most brainless release of the year.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 5 Dec. 2023
Except these mussels are eyeless, brainless, little brown creatures that few people have ever heard of.
—Robert Kunzig, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
Mostly born of concern about children, this panic quickly toggled toward adults as well, such that the looming specter of a zombified spectator, passively assailed by toxic, brainless, morally compromised TV images became a figure of great cultural worry.
—Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainless
Adjective
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Not just on the training pitch but in the dorm rooms, talking about the future and giggling at stupid jokes.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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President Donald Trump said only stupid people would refuse a $400 million gift.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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To write off the Israeli leader would be foolish, especially with new elections not required until late 2026.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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His writing is so human—his people are foolish in such human ways.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
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Dominguez has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity in the stabbing deaths of David Breaux, 50, and Karim Abou Najm, 20, at Davis’ Central and Sycamore parks; and the wounding of Kimberlee Guillory, then 64, in her tent in the city’s downtown.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 May 2025
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And in the insanity of general religion, why not a dolphin Jesus?—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.—
Daniel Jackson,
Allure,
18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.—
Andy Benoit,
The MMQB,
10 July 2017
Adjective
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If a couple players on the Dodgers can make a silly comment, so can the owner of the Yankees.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The artwork is silly and exaggerated to capture youngsters’ attention.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Beneath that dizzying madness, McQuarrie introduced a progressively more labyrinthine mythology, knitting the installments together in ways plausible and not, and expanding Hunt from impressive spy to a more elemental force.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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Android And The Desktop Experience Unsurprisingly, Google’s I/O developer conference leaned heavily into the future of AI (Casey Newton has a good summary of the magic and the madness coming up).—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part the chicken registers 165 degrees, 10 to 14 minutes longer, depending on thickness.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
21 May 2025
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For comparison, the Galaxy S25 Edge measures 5.8mm in thickness.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Still, even if the growth is slower than in some North American leagues, European teams continue to appreciate.—
Justin Teitelbaum,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The solution to getting those who may be slower to embrace AI isn’t to push them harder, but to coach them and consider their backgrounds.—
Greg Edwards,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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“Brainless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainless. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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