HARE-BRAINED Synonyms: 185 Similar and Opposite Words

harebrained

adjective

ˈher-ˈbrānd

as in goofy

lacking in seriousness or maturity the movie follows the harebrained antics of a pair of stoners who seem incapable of growing up

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as in foolish

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment a harebrained idea to go for a hike in an area where grizzly bear attacks had recently been reported

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Recent Examples of harebrained Reggie’s resolve to fight against the rising tide inspires him to embark upon a harebrained scheme that involves con artistry and theatrical promotion. —

Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025 Here are some methods for scraping good music from the data wasteland, organized in a hierarchy from bottom-feeder basics to more sophisticated and ultimately, uhh, harebrained strategies. —

Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 31 July 2025 More harebrained projects follow, and the family’s tilting house finally tumbles after neighbors and acquaintances slowly chip away at the building to repurpose many of the structure’s materials. —

Anita Snow, Boston Herald, 25 July 2025 Cuomo staying in the race could make for the most unpredictable, harebrained mayoral election that New York has had since 1977. —

Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for harebrained

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All well and good—even if the log-line here may remind some of you of this goofy scene from the Sex and the City movie.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Scott fares much, much better, grounding the movie’s goofier dialogue in broadly credible conviction.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 May 2026