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单词 brainless
释义

brainless

adjective

brain·​less ˈbrān-ləs How to pronounce brainless (audio)
1
: devoid of intelligence : stupid
a brainless decision
2
: not demanding understanding or intelligence : dull, stupefying
a brainless task
brainless repetition
3
: lacking a brain
brainless organisms
brainlessly adverb
brainlessness noun

Synonyms

  • airheaded
  • birdbrained
  • bonehead
  • boneheaded
  • brain-dead
  • bubbleheaded
  • chuckleheaded
  • dense
  • dim
  • dim-witted
  • doltish
  • dopey
  • dopy
  • dorky [slang]
  • dull
  • dumb
  • dunderheaded
  • empty-headed
  • fatuous
  • gormless [chiefly British]
  • half-witted
  • knuckleheaded
  • lamebrain
  • lamebrained
  • lunkheaded
  • mindless
  • oafish
  • obtuse
  • opaque
  • pinheaded
  • senseless
  • simple
  • slow
  • slow-witted
  • soft
  • softheaded
  • stupid
  • thick
  • thick-witted
  • thickheaded
  • unintelligent
  • unsmart
  • vacuous
  • weak-minded
  • witless
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Example Sentences

He thought most of his coworkers were brainless. The plot of the new movie is brainless and the acting is terrible.
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

brainless

adjective

1
as in stupid
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily a teacher who affirms that there are no brainless students, only lazy ones

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • intelligent
  • brainy
  • smart
  • clever
  • brilliant
  • quick
  • apt
  • bright
  • ingenious
  • fast
  • resourceful
  • keen
  • sharp
  • nimble
  • cerebral
  • wise
  • acute
  • thinking
  • intellectual
  • astute
  • savvy
  • sagacious
  • perceptive
  • skilled
  • knowing
  • erudite
  • supersmart
  • insightful
  • keen
  • scholarly
  • literate
  • hyperintelligent
  • discerning
  • knowledgeable
  • quick-witted
  • sharp-witted
  • educated
  • sage
  • cunning
  • trained
  • learned
  • shrewd
  • informed
  • sensible
  • ultrasmart
  • crafty
  • sapient
  • perspicacious
  • wily
  • logical
  • rational
  • highbrow
  • sound
  • sane
  • reasonable
  • prudent
  • percipient
  • well-read
  • judicious
  • valid
  • schooled
  • foxy
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2
as in foolish
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment a brainless decision to talk on her cell phone while weaving in and out of traffic

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • stupid
  • foolish
  • silly
  • absurd
  • mad
  • idiotic
  • crazy
  • insane
  • lunatic
  • dumb
  • fool
  • irrational
  • simple
  • witless
  • asinine
  • daft
  • dippy
  • fatuous
  • nonsensical
  • ridiculous
  • inept
  • simpleminded
  • zany
  • daffy
  • harebrained
  • mindless
  • weak
  • loony
  • senseless
  • preposterous
  • screwball
  • nutty
  • looney
  • dotty
  • sappy
  • moronic
  • unreasoning
  • unwise
  • crackpot
  • half-witted
  • cuckoo
  • kooky
  • slow
  • lunkheaded
  • unreasonable
  • bubbleheaded
  • wacky
  • unintelligent
  • idiotical
  • jerky
  • thoughtless
  • cockeyed
  • half-baked
  • weak-minded
  • vacuous
  • imbecile
  • clueless
  • tomfool
  • doltish
  • dopey
  • airheaded
  • kookie
  • whacky
  • balmy
  • gormless
  • pinheaded
  • obtuse
  • oafish
  • dense
  • thickheaded
  • illogical
  • brain-dead
  • lamebrain
  • dunderheaded
  • dull
  • feebleminded
  • unreasoned
  • imbecilic
  • empty-headed
  • featherheaded
  • dim-witted
  • out to lunch
  • dorky
  • softheaded
  • opaque
  • dim
  • dopy
  • knuckleheaded
  • birdbrained
  • thick
  • soft
  • ludicrous
  • slow-witted
  • laughable
  • lamebrained
  • fallacious
  • farcical
  • invalid
  • surd
  • nonrational
  • unsound
  • clownish
  • chuckleheaded
  • buffoonish
  • notional
  • boobish
  • chowderheaded
  • unconsidered
  • ill-advised

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • intelligent
  • sensible
  • sound
  • sane
  • wise
  • prudent
  • sagacious
  • judicious
  • smart
  • clever
  • brainy
  • sage
  • logical
  • rational
  • bright
  • reasonable
  • sapient
  • valid
  • well-advised
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