Synonyms of boneheaded

boneheaded

adjective

as in dumb

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily

a product with a warning label that even the most boneheaded consumer should be able to understand

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of boneheaded

Even inspirational leaders make boneheaded calls, as with firing an innovative defense minister. — Max Boot, Washington Post, 20 July 2026

My most most boneheaded comment. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026

And there was always something frustrating, always kind of a boneheaded play or a draft pick or something that just kept us from [winning]. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026

Vile’s shaggy-dog spirituality reaches new heights of beautiful, boneheaded simplicity on his latest. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026

As anyone who watches nineties-era romantic comedies knows, there’s a fine line between charming overtures and boneheaded actions that result in deep psychological wounds. — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026

Defensively, he has been known for making exceptional plays but also making boneheaded mistakes. — Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025

Why sane people don’t run for office, a boneheaded move from an Arizona lawmaker and fallout from a Minnesota shooting. — Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025

But despite the intelligence upgrade, some have spotted the AI model still making boneheaded mistakes. — PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025