airhead
1 of 2noun (1)
air·head ˈer-ˌhed 
: an area in hostile territory secured usually by airborne troops for further use in bringing in troops and matériel by air
airhead
2 of 2noun (2)
: a mindless or stupid person
airheaded
ˈer-ˌhe-dəd
adjective 
Synonyms
Noun (2)
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- chowderhead
- chucklehead
- clodpoll
- clodpole
- clot [British]
- cluck
- clunk
- cretin
- cuddy [British dialect]
- cuddie
- deadhead
- dim bulb [slang]
- dimwit
- dip
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- doofus [slang]
- dope
- dork [slang]
- dullard
- dum-dum
- dumbbell
- dumbhead
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fathead
- gander
- golem
- goof
- goon
- half-wit
- hammerhead
- hardhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jackass
- know-nothing
- knucklehead
- lamebrain
- loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
- loon
- lump
- lunkhead
- meathead
- mome [archaic]
- moron
- mug [chiefly British]
- mutt
- natural
- nimrod [slang]
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- noddy
- noodle
- numskull
- numbskull
- oaf
- pinhead
- prat [British]
- ratbag [chiefly Australian]
- saphead
- schlub [slang]
- shlub
- schnook [slang]
- simpleton
- stock
- stupe
- stupid
- thickhead
- turkey
- woodenhead
- yahoo
- yo-yo
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
air entry 1 + -head (as in beachhead)
First Known Use
Noun (1)
circa 1943, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1971, in the meaning defined above
airhead
noun
as in idiot
a stupid person I felt like an airhead when I couldn't remember my new neighbor's name in trying to introduce him Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- idiot
- moron
- stupid
- dimwit
- dummy
- prat
- lunatic
- dolt
- dullard
- lunkhead
- loser
- knucklehead
- imbecile
- ignoramus
- doofus
- dunderhead
- mutt
- fool
- dunce
- simpleton
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- nitwit
- blockhead
- natural
- pinhead
- chucklehead
- ninny
- numbskull
- jackass
- dork
- hardhead
- donkey
- goof
- numskull
- nimrod
- cretin
- dummkopf
- meathead
- oaf
- goose
- know-nothing
- lamebrain
- loon
- schnook
- deadhead
- dumbhead
- nincompoop
- jerk
- clown
- schlub
- chowderhead
- stupe
- ratbag
- birdbrain
- yahoo
- half-wit
- goon
- clunk
- noddy
- dope
- saphead
- fathead
- noodle
- golem
- buffoon
- dodo
- hammerhead
- shlub
- turkey
- villain
- stock
- dumbbell
- cluck
- cuddy
- dip
- ninnyhammer
- dum-dum
- mome
- loony
- dim bulb
- gander
- lump
- thickhead
- woodenhead
- dumb cluck
- loggerhead
- clodpole
- nit
- booby
- cuddie
- skunk
- yo-yo
- clodpoll
- clot
- zany
- madman
- nut
- snake
- scatterbrain
- cad
- boor
- mug
- creep
- beast
- gawk
- heel
- stinker
- cur
- featherbrain
- churl
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- genius
- brain
- intellectual
- intellect
- thinker
- sage
- whiz
- wizard
- polymath
- Renaissance man
- sharpie
- sharpy