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Recent Examples of muddleheaded Gail Collins, writing with her usual almost-pristine ignorance in the New York Times, offers a very fine example of how muddleheaded progressives are on this issue. Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 10 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muddleheaded
Adjective
  • William is totally bewildered and frustrated that it’s being sanctioned.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Looking at the Williams in the wrong spot, the crew looked bewildered, while one person signaled Sainz to move on.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The clip shows Britt going to pet Roger, who appears dazed in his unfamiliar surroundings.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Max and his family watch in dazed amazement at telecasts at the bunker show the world destroyed by nuclear war.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Italian journalist Federica Polidoro asked, drawing a range of confused and amused reactions from the three stars.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
  • In the background of the video, a confused looking Howlett can be seen standing by in an identical long sleeve shirt as the one the actor is wearing.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The music flows with a nice distracted elegance.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Excessive speed, distracted and impaired driving are the leading causes of crashes in Michigan, MSP Second District Public Information Officer Lt.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But what happened next stunned everyone.
    Rick Tumlinson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • No one was more stunned to learn that Reese Witherspoon's first name is not Reese than Jennifer Aniston.
    Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s jumping and gyrating; people crash into one another like waves onto the shore, dizzy with joy.
    Jason Parham, Wired News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Keen observers may witness small flocks of Phalaropes swimming in dizzy circles in the quiet ponds.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Muddleheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muddleheaded. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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