Synonyms of pinhead

pinhead

noun

ˈpin-ˌhed 

as in idiot

a stupid person

what pinhead put this together backwards?

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pinhead

To check yourself for fleas, look for tiny brown bugs that are the size of a pinhead. —Carrie Madormo, Health, 10 Sep. 2025

Tick larvae, which are translucent and the size of a pinhead, can also bite. —Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025

Tiny, round exit holes — about the size of a pinhead — may appear on the bark, sometimes with dark staining or oozing sap. —James Campbell, Mercury News, 28 July 2025

Ditto for the version dotted in micro round studs, which looked like pinheads. —Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 June 2025