as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
the sheer boneheadedness shown by the state's politicians, who have ignored the problem for decades
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Recent Examples of boneheadedness
The pressure brought forth both boneheadedness and brilliance.
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The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boneheadedness
Noun
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That being said, this finishing layer is generally extremely thin—only about the thickness of a couple of sheets of paper.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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Biomass depends in part on the thickness of fungal filaments, meaning that even small errors in estimating their average diameter can dramatically affect the final calculation.—
Sam Macdonald,
Scientific American,
11 June 2026
Noun
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In an email to Krebs, Valadon claimed that the repo’s commit logs show that GitHub’s default protections against committing secrets—protections designed to protect unwitting or unskilled developers against exactly this kind of stupidness—had been disabled by the repo’s administrator.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The Naked Gun delivers joyous stupidity with true dedication.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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The article added that stupidity has become popular and viral.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Nov. 2025
Noun
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My obtuseness began to resemble a kind of perseverance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Intentional dumbness is now virtue-signaling relatability.—
The Editors,
Vulture,
17 Nov. 2025
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Compare that to punk rock, which used dumbness as a tactic.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Everything—the light, the salt, the slowness—conspires to shift your inner tempo.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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This could be the trickiest proposal given the relative slowness of governments in general.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Noun
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This creates a shield around every strand so your hair retains moisture longer and resists frizz, breakage, and dullness.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Aug. 2025
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There was a persistent dullness, a voice in the back of my head asking, Is this really it?—
David Ko,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The captain of the boat Zoë and Sarah came on watches them from afar, shaking his head at English foolishness.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2025
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For this exercise in bravery – foolishness might be the better word – we were rewarded with a few small perch in about four hours of fishing.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
22 Nov. 2025
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“Boneheadedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boneheadedness. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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