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scatterbrain

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of scatterbrain

a silly flighty person

  • don't be such a scatterbrain—it's only a wedding, not the invasion of Normandy
Synonyms of scatterbrain

birdbrain, cuckoo, ditz, featherbrain, featherhead, flibbertigibbet, nitwit, rattlebrain, softhead
Words Related to scatterbrain

fool, goose, silly, simpleton
Antonyms of scatterbrain

sobersides

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