as in idiot
a stupid person
an important diplomatic post that is no place for a saphead
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saphead
Noun
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Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The patient is actually a training dummy that instructors can manipulate into yelling, moaning, retching, suffering blood pressure spikes, heart attacks and other medical emergencies.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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That stretcher supported a human dummy, though the robots cannot carry people yet.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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During the competition, the losers are executed and the lone survivor is declared the winner.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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But one this unique and anticipated deserved its own breakdown of winners and losers.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Saphead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saphead. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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