Synonyms of blockhead

blockhead

noun

ˈbläk-ˌhed 

as in idiot

a stupid person

only a real blockhead would think that she had literally said it a million times

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiot
• moron
• stupid
• fool
• imbecile
• dolt
• dunce
• loser
• prat
• ignoramus
• dullard
• dummy
• lunkhead
• know-nothing
• simpleton
• dunderhead
• mutt
• numskull
• bonehead
• dimwit
• knucklehead
• pinhead
• donkey
• oaf
• jackass
• cretin
• dumbhead
• stupe
• airhead
• ninny
• hardhead
• dummkopf
• doofus
• meathead
• half-wit
• golem
• nitwit
• goof
• schnook
• bubblehead
• chucklehead
• loon
• dope
• goon
• jerk
• dork
• birdbrain
• nimrod
• dum-dum
• cluck
• fathead
• nincompoop
• turkey
• noodle
• dumbbell
• noddy
• ratbag
• deadhead
• hammerhead
• schlub
• dumb cluck
• clunk
• dodo
• ninnyhammer
• saphead
• chowderhead
• clown
• gander
• loggerhead
• goose
• lump
• lamebrain
• yahoo
• buffoon
• dip
• dim bulb
• mome
• thickhead
• cuddy
• stock
• woodenhead
• nit
• villain
• madman
• clodpoll
• clot
• yo-yo
• booby
• loony
• skunk
• nut
• boor
• zany
• mug
• snake
• scatterbrain
• heel
• beast
• creep
• cad
• cur
• gawk
• stinker
• featherbrain
• churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• intellect
• thinker
• sage
• intellectual
• wizard
• whiz
• polymath
• Renaissance man
• sharpie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blockhead

The castings, announced by New York City Center today, will see Pierce portraying the put-upon blockhead Charlie Brown and Edebiri as his loyal if irreverent beagle Snoopy. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Additionally, in the article right next to this one (regarding hepatitis B vaccinations), some of the same name-calling tactics are used (blockheads & dumpster 47). — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2026

Why have a young man who looks exactly the same as the monolithic blockheads who are Perón’s followers and henchmen? — Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025

Budget-resolution blockheads are blatantly befouling of the biosphere to repay the bribes of their oil-baron buddy campaign supporters. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025

My annual Worst Biopharma CEO list is typically populated with blockheads and scoundrels. — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 19 Dec. 2023

Instead, it should be interpreted as a sign that Tuberville is a blockhead. — Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023