Meanings
adjectiveboneheaded (comparative more boneheaded, superlative most boneheaded)
comparative more boneheaded · superlative most boneheaded
- slangResembling or characteristic of a bonehead.
Synonyms: thickheaded, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveResembling or characteristic of a bonehead.
More synonyms by meaning
adjective(used informally) stupid
Also see
ass-brainedbaby-brainedbee-brainedbeetle-headedbirdbrainedblockheadedboobilyboobyboofheadedbrainlessbuffle-headedbullet-headedchowderheadedchuckleheadedcrackbraineddatelessdensedenteddimdozydrowsydulldumbdumb as an oxdumb as a postdumb as dirtduncicalduncishdunderheadedempty-headedfatheadedfatuousflea-brainedhalf-brainedhalf-wittedhammer-headedharebrainedheadassjolter-headedlacklusterloggerheadedlumpishlunkheadedmeatheadedmentally challengedmuttonheadednittynumbskulledpeabrainedpudding-headedpurblindrockheadedsheep-headedshit-for-brainsslow on the uptakeslow-wittedsluggishsmooth-brainedstolidstupid
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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APA
boneheaded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boneheaded
MLA
“boneheaded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boneheaded. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boneheaded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boneheaded.
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