Synonyms of bonehead

bonehead 1 of 2

adjective

as in dumb

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily

a bonehead decision to trade their best player

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumb
• stupid
• slow
• simple
• thick
• foolish
• boneheaded
• ignorant
• idiotic
• dense
• dull
• doltish
• dopey
• unintelligent
• brain-dead
• obtuse
• brainless
• thickheaded
• mindless
• silly
• oafish
• fatuous
• witless
• vacuous
• irrational
• soft
• pinheaded
• unreasonable
• mad
• insane
• knuckleheaded
• lamebrain
• opaque
• dunderheaded
• dorky
• weak-minded
• senseless
• dim
• dim-witted
• crazy
• lunkheaded
• gormless
• bubbleheaded
• unsmart
• slow-witted
• airheaded
• thick-witted
• moronic
• half-witted
• softheaded
• chuckleheaded
• empty-headed
• birdbrained
• imbecile
• cretinous
• absurd
• fool
• uninformed
• feebleminded
• uneducated
• simpleminded
• unthinking
• lowbrow
• asinine
• illiterate
• cuckoo
• unintellectual
• loony
• daffy
• zany
• untaught
• dippy
• illogical
• wacky
• screwball
• nutty
• harebrained
• unwise
• preposterous
• daft
• nonsensical
• crackpot
• kooky
• cockeyed
• invalid
• sappy
• boobish
• fallacious
• dotty
• balmy
• half-baked
• tomfool
• featherheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intelligent
• smart
• brilliant
• clever
• quick
• apt
• sharp
• thinking
• bright
• acute
• wise
• resourceful
• ingenious
• fast
• nimble
• astute
• savvy
• intellectual
• cerebral
• knowing
• keen
• perceptive
• brainy
• sagacious
• insightful
• sage
• skilled
• learned
• erudite
• knowledgeable
• ultrasmart
• discerning
• quick-witted
• supersmart
• informed
• hyperintelligent
• keen
• literate
• sharp-witted
• perspicacious
• scholarly
• cunning
• shrewd
• wily
• educated
• crafty
• trained
• reasonable
• sound
• sapient
• logical
• sensible
• judicious
• prudent
• rational
• highbrow
• valid
• sane
• percipient
• well-read
• foxy
• schooled

bonehead

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noun

ˈbōn-ˌhed 

as in idiot

a stupid person

the package's directions seem to suggest that anyone who would buy such a product is a bonehead

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bonehead

Adjective

Szturc late in the 2nd picked up a bonehead 10-minute misconduct for a mouthguard violation. — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2022

In a big game against the New York Mets last month, the gold glove-caliber outfielder made a bonehead error, dropping a pop-up that cost his team a run. — Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Noun

The Seahawks took a 17-16 lead into the half thanks to a bonehead play by Niners safety Jimmie Ward. — Josh Dubow, oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2023

The Patriots pulled off one of the top five most-bonehead plays in post-merger NFL history in losing to the Raiders in Week 15. — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2022