Synonyms
- airhead
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- chowderhead
- chucklehead
- clodpoll
- clodpole
- clot [British]
- cluck
- clunk
- cretin
- cuddy [British dialect]
- cuddie
- deadhead
- dim bulb [slang]
- dimwit
- dip
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- doofus [slang]
- dope
- dork [slang]
- dullard
- dum-dum
- dumbbell
- dumbhead
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fathead
- gander
- golem
- goof
- goon
- half-wit
- hammerhead
- hardhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jackass
- know-nothing
- knucklehead
- lamebrain
- loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
- loon
- lump
- lunkhead
- mome [archaic]
- moron
- mug [chiefly British]
- mutt
- natural
- nimrod [slang]
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- noddy
- noodle
- numskull
- numbskull
- oaf
- pinhead
- prat [British]
- ratbag [chiefly Australian]
- saphead
- schlub [slang]
- shlub
- schnook [slang]
- simpleton
- stock
- stupe
- stupid
- thickhead
- turkey
- woodenhead
- yahoo
- yo-yo
Examples of meathead in a Sentence
Her brother's a real meathead.
he's a meathead, but handy to have around if there's any heavy lifting to be done
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This is not exactly welcome news to Rick Robles (Bobby Cannavale), Anthony’s absolute meathead of a stepfather, a blister on the heel of life.
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
More than a ‘big meathead,’ Dan Campbell has resurrected the Lions
A new year means new books.
—Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
Then suddenly, with half an hour to go in the day and a 10 minute boat ride still ahead, a 5-pound, 10-ounce meathead erupted on my buzzbait.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 10 July 2024
But now his next appearance with McAfee has become appointment television for people with nothing to do in the middle of the day, and a meathead controversy Rodgers started on that show will continue.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2024
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
More than a ‘big meathead,’ Dan Campbell has resurrected the Lions
A new year means new books.
—Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
Then suddenly, with half an hour to go in the day and a 10 minute boat ride still ahead, a 5-pound, 10-ounce meathead erupted on my buzzbait.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 10 July 2024
But now his next appearance with McAfee has become appointment television for people with nothing to do in the middle of the day, and a meathead controversy Rodgers started on that show will continue.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2024
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“Meathead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meathead. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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