BONEHEAD Synonyms: 274 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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as in dumb

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily a bonehead decision to trade their best player

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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

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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 Yours truly made the bonehead decision to fly to New York for Game 1 of that series the day after our post-marathon-bombing, shelter-in-place Friday. —

BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2021

Noun

The giant-sized Inferno Deadwood Skeleton also has the signature blinking LCD eyes that make Home Depot's skeleton just a bit creepier than all the other boneheads on the block. —

Clint Davis, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024 Just when they're getting used to being dead, the recently deceased Adam (Alec Baldwin) and Barbara (Geena Davis) find their home invaded by nouveau riche boneheads who want to market the house as a haunted tourist trap. —

Danny Horn, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for bonehead

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Does that kind of discourse-friendly success override the fact that Euphoria is too young, too scummy, and too dumb to fit into the usual Emmy pattern?

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 May 2026
And that’s where things somehow got even dumber After being questioned by security, Beyer reportedly gave a fake name, which prompted them to call police.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026