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
airheads
noun
as in idiots
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
- idiots
- morons
- stupids
- dummies
- dolts
- prats
- lunatics
- fools
- dimwits
- dopes
- dullards
- losers
- ignoramuses
- pinheads
- knuckleheads
- imbeciles
- lunkheads
- ninnies
- boneheads
- dunderheads
- yahoos
- bubbleheads
- mutts
- blockheads
- nitwits
- dunces
- nimrods
- naturals
- deadheads
- cretins
- numskulls
- dorks
- chuckleheads
- simpletons
- meatheads
- jackasses
- doofuses
- numbskulls
- donkeys
- geese
- hardheads
- nincompoops
- loons
- jerks
- goofs
- schlubs
- clowns
- oafs
- nuts
- know-nothings
- ignorami
- stupes
- fatheads
- hammerheads
- chowderheads
- ratbags
- birdbrains
- goons
- buffoons
- noddies
- shlubs
- dum-dums
- turkeys
- stocks
- half-wits
- noodles
- dips
- thickheads
- sapheads
- dodos
- clucks
- ganders
- golems
- dumbbells
- villains
- dumb clucks
- schnooks
- lamebrains
- dumbheads
- loggerheads
- clunks
- loonies
- cuddies
- dim bulbs
- lumps
- momes
- nits
- woodenheads
- dufuses
- ninnyhammers
- zanies
- madmen
- dodoes
- boobies
- clodpoles
- clots
- dummkopfs
- yo-yos
- skunks
- skunk
- snakes
- clodpolls
- mugs
- scatterbrains
- cads
- boors
- gawks
- beasts
- creeps
- stinkers
- heels
- churls
- curs
- featherbrains
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- brains
- intellectuals
- geniuses
- thinkers
- genii
- intellects
- sages
- wizards
- whizzes
- polymaths
- sharpies
- Renaissance men