Antonyms of adj hotheaded

2 senses of hotheaded

Sense 1
choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered -- (quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander")

INDIRECT (VIA ill-natured) -> good-natured -- (having an easygoing and cheerful disposition; "too good-natured to resent a little criticism"; "the good-natured policeman on our block"; "the sounds of good-natured play")

Sense 2
hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway (prenominal), brainish -- (characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic))

INDIRECT (VIA incautious) -> cautious -- (showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver")

Similarity of adj hotheaded

2 senses of hotheaded

Sense 1
choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered -- (quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander")
       => ill-natured (vs. good-natured) -- (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)

Sense 2
hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway (prenominal), brainish -- (characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic))
       => incautious (vs. cautious) -- (lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk")