thickheaded

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adjective

stupid, obtuse or dumb.

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Meanings

adjectivethickheaded (comparative more thickheaded, superlative most thickheaded)

comparative more thickheaded · superlative most thickheaded

  1. informalstupid, obtuse or dumb.

    Synonyms: thick-skulled, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivestupid, obtuse or dumb.

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thick-skulledaddlebrainedaddlepatedairheadedbee-brainedbeef-wittedsoftbeefheadedbeetle-headedbirdbrainedblockheadedBoeotianboneheadedboofheadedbraindeadbrainlessbubbleheadedbuffle-headedbullet-headedcerebrally challenged

More synonyms by meaning

adjective(used informally) stupid

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blockheadedboneheadedduncicalduncishfatheadedloggerheadedthickthick-skulledwooden-headedstupid
Also see
blockheadedboneheadedduncicalduncishfatheadedloggerheadedobtusestolidstupidthickthick-skulledwooden-headed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From thick + headed.

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APA

thickheaded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thickheaded

MLA

“thickheaded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thickheaded. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thickheaded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thickheaded.

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