Synonyms of loggerhead

loggerhead

noun

ˈlȯ-gər-ˌhed 

chiefly dialect

as in idiot

a stupid person

that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of loggerhead

Deciding on a solution to the long-running turtle tizzy at I-95’s Exit 42, where 100-foot-tall light towers burn so brightly experts say the glow disrupts sea turtle nesting on beaches 12 miles away, has state and local government officials at loggerheads. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 June 2026

Magneto, a loggerhead sea turtle at the New England Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital, undergoing a checkup by hospital staff. — Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 4 June 2026

North Carolina’s beaches are a nesting ground for multiple species of threatened or endangered sea turtles, including loggerheads, greens, Kemp’s ridleys, leatherbacks and hawksbills, federal officials say. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026

Abiy won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for solving a long-standing conflict between Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea, though the two countries are currently at loggerheads, with Addis Ababa accusing Asmara of supporting rebel groups to destabilize it. — ABC News, 31 May 2026