Thesaurus results for SOFTHEAD

softhead

noun

ˈsȯft-ˌhed

Definition of softhead

as in fool

a silly flighty person gave his son-in-law a position in the company where the softhead could do little harm

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Noun

The fool-proof collection covers all the bases from your first cleanse to your five-to-nine, and easy refreshes throughout the day.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
There was simply no reason to try to match that; and Bogaerts would have been a fool not to accept it.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of fool

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Taylor Sheridan is Paramount's golden goose right now, creating the ultra-popular Yellowstone franchise along with a passel of other shows.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026
They were provided by a speedy and adventurous black squirrel, who spent the better part of an inning on and around the playing field and at one point led an army of ground crew members on a wild goose — uh, squirrel — chase in right field.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of goose

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The glamorous Emmy winner known for Loewe red-carpet looks and starring on prestige dramedy The Bear is returning to full-bore silly in order to play America’s favorite beagle.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
It was shot in portrait because it was shot in Instagram by and for a woman who was losing her mind in quarantine and had fully let the sillies take the wheel.

— Ego Nwodim, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025

Definition of silly

Noun

Winnie, on the other hand, is a flibbertigibbet of stream-of-consciousness.

— Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Projects about Monroe have handled her personal life to varying degrees of success, often leaning into her flibbertigibbet persona, her struggles with addiction, and the paradox of her oozing sexuality and her little girl brokenness.

— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023

Definition of flibbertigibbet

Noun

There’s a tramp, a ditz, a bad boss, a hippie, a by-the-book good girl.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
Rather than stay pigeonholed as a ditz, Simpson (who just released new music for the first time in 15 years) went on to launch her own fashion brand, which hit $1 billion in sales in 2015 and is still going strong today.

— EW Staff, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025

Definition of ditz

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