FEATHERHEADS Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

featherheads

noun

plural of featherhead

as in lunatics

a person who lacks good sense or judgment discovered that the sales clerk was not a featherhead, but had made an honest mistake

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as in featherbrains

a silly flighty person too important a diplomatic post to assign to some congenial featherhead

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Noun

The show will serve as a platform for countless lunatics within the InfoWars universe and a platform for larger announcements about the company’s fictional exploits.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
Republicans see an opportunity here, portraying progressive and socialist Democrats as lunatics and communists.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of lunatics

Noun

On the morning of the anniversary, four deer emerged from a reed thicket next to the lawn, and two Canada geese flew by.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Drawing from the Renaissance game’s design and motif, there are playful talismans — geese, dragonflies, clovers, horseshoes, dice, keys and ladybugs — across trays, teapots, mugs, boxes, miniatures and espresso sets.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of geese

Noun

In a food processor, grind the nuts as finely as possible along with 1/4 cup/32 g of the flour.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Pulverized into a fine powder and bloomed in butter with the aromatics, the corn nuts bring an earthy sweetness and seriously amp up the corn flavor.

— Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of nuts

Noun

But Thomas and Erika are no fools, coolly telling off smiling Hitler sympathizers during a tony reception.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The Atlanta Dream might now be the hottest ticket in town and State Farm Arena would be fools not to host them in Game 6.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of fools

Noun

Canada geese are protected, as well as most other geese, swans, ducks, cranes, cuckoos, hummingbirds, doves and flamingos.

— Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Different bird species understand anti-cuckoo warning calls Birds of different species can understand each other’s alarm calls warning of cuckoos.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025

Definition of cuckoos

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