Synonyms of hammerhead

hammerhead

noun

ˈha-mər-ˌhed 

as in idiot

a stupid person

we despair of ever getting those hammerheads to buckle their seat belts without prodding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiot
• moron
• dummy
• stupid
• hardhead
• donkey
• mutt
• lunatic
• loser
• pinhead
• prat
• dumbbell
• loggerhead
• dip
• noodle
• natural
• bonehead
• golem
• knucklehead
• saphead
• jackass
• jerk
• turkey
• meathead
• fool
• fathead
• ignoramus
• chucklehead
• numbskull
• know-nothing
• dope
• bubblehead
• imbecile
• blockhead
• goon
• noddy
• dumbhead
• lunkhead
• lump
• dodo
• dumb cluck
• loon
• clunk
• dunderhead
• dum-dum
• dunce
• yahoo
• stock
• chowderhead
• dolt
• villain
• cuddy
• cretin
• numskull
• goof
• clown
• stupe
• airhead
• clodpole
• gander
• cluck
• dim bulb
• goose
• nimrod
• dullard
• oaf
• deadhead
• dork
• ninny
• nincompoop
• ninnyhammer
• schnook
• cuddie
• ratbag
• doofus
• dimwit
• birdbrain
• clodpoll
• woodenhead
• simpleton
• dummkopf
• skunk
• thickhead
• snake
• mome
• nit
• clot
• lamebrain
• schlub
• nitwit
• yo-yo
• booby
• shlub
• half-wit
• madman
• buffoon
• mug
• nut
• beast
• heel
• creep
• loony
• gawk
• zany
• featherbrain
• cad
• cur
• stinker
• scatterbrain
• boor
• churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• sage
• intellect
• thinker
• wizard
• intellectual
• whiz
• Renaissance man
• polymath
• sharpie
• sharpy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hammerhead

There are 17 shark species in Cayman waters and the most common are the Caribbean reef shark, nurse shark and hammerhead shark, experts say. —Mark Price, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024

But to each its own, upon birth, each hammerhead must fend for themselves. —Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2024

Unthreatened by predators besides humans, though attacks have been recorded, hammerhead sharks swim freely and in groups, sometimes up to 500 in number, eating small fish and stingrays. —Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2024

Save the hammerheads This study not only brings to attention a new species of hammerheads, specifically the bonnets, but a family in danger native to every continent except Antarctica that helps maintain healthy oceans. —Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2024