Synonyms of dunderhead

dunderhead

noun

ˈdən-dər-ˌhed 

as in idiot

a stupid person

wondered how long it would take the dunderheads at the head office to screw things up

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dunderhead

Back in 1848, being called a goose was like being called a dunderhead. — Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023

But don't be too quick to write off these tiny critters as dunderheads. — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023

The story’s hero, Nat (no last name given) is a classic le Carré character, a skilled mid-level field operative in the secret British intelligence services who is underappreciated and sometimes abused by the dunderheads above him. — Richard Lipez, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2019