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knuckleheaded

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Synonyms & Antonyms of knuckleheaded

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily

a knuckleheaded attempt to increase efficiency that only succeeded in making things worse

Synonyms for knuckleheaded

airheaded,
birdbrained,
bonehead,
boneheaded,
brain-dead,
brainless,
bubbleheaded,
chuckleheaded,
dense,
dim,
dim-witted,
doltish,
dopey
(also dopy),
dorky
[slang],
dull,
dumb,
dunderheaded,
empty-headed,
fatuous,
gormless
[chiefly British],
half-witted,
lamebrain
(or lamebrained),
lunkheaded,
mindless,
oafish,
obtuse,
opaque,
pinheaded,
senseless,
simple,
slow,
slow-witted,
soft,
softheaded,
stupid,
thick,
thick-witted,
thickheaded,
unintelligent,
unsmart,
vacuous,
weak-minded,
witless

Words Related to knuckleheaded

cretinous,
feebleminded,
simpleminded

boobish,
foolish,
idiotic
(also idiotical),
imbecile
(or imbecilic),
moronic

ignorant,
illiterate,
lowbrow,
uneducated,
uninformed,
unintellectual,
untaught,
unthinking

absurd,
asinine,
balmy,
cockeyed,
crackpot,
crazy,
cuckoo,
daffy,
daft,
dippy,
dotty,
featherheaded,
fool,
half-baked,
harebrained,
insane,
kooky
(also kookie),
loony
(also looney),
lunatic,
mad,
nonsensical,
nutty,
preposterous,
sappy,
screwball,
silly,
tomfool,
unwise,
wacky
(also whacky),
zany

fallacious,
illogical,
invalid,
irrational,
unreasonable

Near Antonyms for knuckleheaded

ingenious,
resourceful

acute,
astute,
discerning,
insightful,
keen,
knowing,
perceptive,
percipient,
perspicacious,
sagacious,
sage,
sapient,
savvy,
wise

cerebral,
erudite,
highbrow,
intellectual,
knowledgeable,
learned,
literate,
scholarly,
thinking,
well-read

educated,
informed,
schooled,
skilled,
trained

crafty,
cunning,
foxy,
shrewd,
wily

judicious,
prudent,
sane,
sensible,
sound

logical,
rational,
reasonable,
valid

Antonyms for knuckleheaded

apt,
brainy,
bright,
brilliant,
clever,
fast,
hyperintelligent,
intelligent,
keen,
nimble,
quick,
quick-witted,
sharp,
sharp-witted,
smart,
supersmart,
ultrasmart

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