📖 Definitions of "Harebrained"
adjective
- 1
(of an idea or plan etc) Absurd, foolish or stupid.
- 2
(of a person) Frivolous and silly; featherbrained or scatterbrained.
🔄 Synonyms of "Harebrained"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Harebrained"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| foolish | (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise. |
| mad | (chiefly US; informal in UK and Ireland) Angry, annoyed. |
| insane | Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad. |
| tomfool | Silly or stupid. |
| nutty | (slang) Barmy: eccentric, odd; crazy, mad, insane. |
| cockbrained | (archaic, derogatory) Foolish; lacking in common sense and good judgement. |
| addle-brained | Muddled in thought or mind; foolish; stupid. |
| addlebrained | Synonym of addlepated. |
| feeble-brained | (archaic) Feeble-minded, harebrained. |
| birdbrainednoun | Silly and frivolous; empty-headed. |
| lamebrained | Foolish; stupid. |
| hen-witted | Foolish; birdbrained. |
| feather-brained | Foolish, scatterbrained. |
| rattlebrained | Foolish |
| crackbrained | Idiotic. |
| madbrained | madcap; crazy |
| bubble-brained | Empty-headed; foolish. |
| featherbrained | Alternative spelling of feather-brained. [Foolish, scatterbrained.] |
| empty-headed | Silly and lacking sense or discretion; featherbrained or scatterbrained. |
| crack-brained | Alternative form of crackbrained. [Idiotic.] |
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