woodenheaded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for woodenheaded
Adjective
  • Peering across a dense stretch of woodland outside Denmark's capital with camouflage paint smeared across her face, 20-year-old Katrine scanned the horizon for threats.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • These waves are often emitted by cold, dense regions of space, like the TMC-1, where new stars and complex organic molecules can form.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • While Hajime remains emotionally obtuse and absorbed in his architecture and a budding new romance with an underling, Ren tentatively seeks a reconciliation, and Emi openly resists any reunion.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
  • Alfie, who’s either being willfully obtuse or radically uncompromising, sees nothing sacrilegious in Wilde’s one-act tragedy.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • As such, the notion of the Lakers committing to James at a max-salary level beyond this season was clearly seen internally as unwise.
    Sam Amick, New York Times, 30 June 2025
  • In all cases, the impact of the revelation is diffused or lost—an unwise strategy.
    Jerry Weissman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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“Woodenheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woodenheaded. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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