Synonyms of knucklehead

knucklehead

noun

ˈnə-kəl-ˌhed 

as in idiot

a stupid person

even a knucklehead like me can use this system

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knucklehead

Sorokin is a notorious knucklehead liberal judge at the federal courthouse in South Boston. —Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025

No one will ever remember the knucklehead fan who started the fight. —Rob Reischel, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024

The collective bargaining agreement precludes using such levers to discipline a player for being a knucklehead on the field. —Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024

Green Bay’s No. 1 knucklehead continues to do questionable things. —Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024