Synonyms of empty-headed

empty-headed

adjective

ˌem(p)-tē-ˈhe-dəd 

as in dumb

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily

got tired of being treated like an empty-headed lackey and quit to start a business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumb
• stupid
• slow
• simple
• foolish
• thick
• ignorant
• vacuous
• dull
• fatuous
• idiotic
• dense
• mindless
• doltish
• unintelligent
• brainless
• witless
• brain-dead
• dopey
• oafish
• silly
• obtuse
• thickheaded
• weak-minded
• senseless
• airheaded
• boneheaded
• dim-witted
• gormless
• opaque
• dorky
• unreasonable
• irrational
• dim
• bonehead
• soft
• dunderheaded
• pinheaded
• half-witted
• mad
• insane
• lamebrain
• bubbleheaded
• knuckleheaded
• lunkheaded
• slow-witted
• chuckleheaded
• crazy
• softheaded
• moronic
• thick-witted
• imbecile
• simpleminded
• cretinous
• birdbrained
• feebleminded
• unsmart
• unthinking
• absurd
• uninformed
• uneducated
• unintellectual
• fool
• illiterate
• loony
• untaught
• nonsensical
• lowbrow
• cuckoo
• asinine
• zany
• dippy
• daffy
• kooky
• illogical
• wacky
• unwise
• daft
• nutty
• harebrained
• preposterous
• sappy
• crackpot
• screwball
• fallacious
• invalid
• dotty
• half-baked
• balmy
• cockeyed
• tomfool
• boobish
• featherheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intelligent
• brilliant
• clever
• bright
• smart
• quick
• apt
• ingenious
• sharp
• resourceful
• intellectual
• nimble
• wise
• acute
• fast
• keen
• brainy
• insightful
• sagacious
• astute
• thinking
• savvy
• cerebral
• perceptive
• erudite
• quick-witted
• knowing
• knowledgeable
• discerning
• scholarly
• sharp-witted
• sage
• keen
• skilled
• supersmart
• literate
• educated
• learned
• hyperintelligent
• shrewd
• cunning
• perspicacious
• informed
• wily
• trained
• sound
• highbrow
• ultrasmart
• crafty
• sensible
• sapient
• reasonable
• well-read
• rational
• percipient
• logical
• sane
• prudent
• valid
• judicious
• foxy
• schooled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of empty-headed

As a result, his voice was confident, clear, and amplified by an empty-headed belief in his own good intentions. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

Gosling earned an Oscar nomination for his role as the empty-headed Ken, while Ferrell played the goofy CEO of Mattel. — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 July 2025

Andrew Cunningham Pokémon NPCs usually spout empty-headed pleasantries about the wonders of Pokémon; the NPCs in Palworld set a darker tone from the start. — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2024

Fairly or not, NOFX and its Warped Tour compatriots are easily written off as empty-headed, obnoxious, adolescent bros. Fat Mike’s capitalist streak rubs many purists the wrong way. — Brett Martin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023