softheaded
Lacking good sense
Softheaded means foolish, stupid, or lacking good judgment.
The image is of a head too soft to hold firm thoughts: a softheaded plan, Don't be so softheaded about this.
The word carries mild contempt, suggesting someone is gullible or simpleminded rather than merely mistaken.
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- trustingInclined to believe others
unworldly · green · inexperienced · ingenuous · artless · guileless · suggestible · impressionable
Lacking mental acuity
- dimwittedLacking mental acuity
- feeblemindedOf weak intellect
- slow-wittedLacking mental quickness
- dullLacking edge or interest
obtuse · dense · unintelligent · witless · addled · muddleheaded · thickheaded · doltish
Readily feeling sympathy
- mushySoft or saccharine
- soppySoaked or saccharine
- mawkishUnpleasantly overemotional
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
overemotional · romantic · dreamy · idealistic · unrealistic · impractical · starry-eyed · moony
gullible
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- innocentFree from moral wrong
trusting · unworldly · green · inexperienced · ingenuous · artless · guileless · suggestible · impressionable · exploitable
simpleminded
Lacking mental acuity
- dimwittedLacking mental acuity
- feeblemindedOf weak intellect
- slow-wittedLacking mental quickness
dull · obtuse · dense · unintelligent · witless · addled · muddleheaded · thickheaded · doltish · blockheaded
tenderhearted
Readily feeling sympathy
saccharine · overemotional · romantic · dreamy · idealistic · unrealistic · impractical · starry-eyed · moony · dewy-eyed
softheadedsharp-witted
Intellectually quick and perceptive
quick-witted · intelligent · smart · sharp · brilliant
softheadedsensible
Showing good judgment
rational · practical · sound · reasonable · hardheaded