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

Agree, Doyle, the knucklehead line was effective. —Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024

So Far Kilmer’s career spanned nearly four decades, starting with his first movie in 1984, the absurd joke-a-minute World War II parody Top Secret!, from the knuckleheads that created the comedy classic Airplane! —John Devore, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025

Every era produces its own emblematic array of knuckleheads and butterfingers: Mack Sennett’s Keystone Cops. —David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025

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