Synonyms of lunkheaded

lunkheaded

adjective

ˈləŋk-ˌhe-dəd 

1

as in stupid

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily

every time I try to learn about the new technology, I end up feeling more lunkheaded than when I started

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stupid
• dumb
• slow
• simple
• thick
• dull
• dense
• foolish
• doltish
• idiotic
• ignorant
• pinheaded
• thickheaded
• dopey
• oafish
• boneheaded
• vacuous
• obtuse
• unintelligent
• bonehead
• dunderheaded
• witless
• mindless
• brainless
• fatuous
• brain-dead
• knuckleheaded
• softheaded
• dopy
• silly
• dorky
• dim-witted
• dim
• bubbleheaded
• airheaded
• irrational
• lamebrained
• weak-minded
• opaque
• gormless
• unreasonable
• insane
• senseless
• soft
• chuckleheaded
• slow-witted
• mad
• empty-headed
• thick-witted
• lamebrain
• half-witted
• crazy
• birdbrained
• moronic
• unsmart
• looney
• idiotical
• cretinous
• imbecilic
• lunatic
• simpleminded
• absurd
• imbecile
• feebleminded
• uninformed
• uneducated
• lowbrow
• unthinking
• fool
• unintellectual
• zany
• dippy
• illiterate
• daffy
• loony
• whacky
• untaught
• asinine
• screwball
• harebrained
• nutty
• cockeyed
• sappy
• preposterous
• kooky
• cuckoo
• wacky
• illogical
• nonsensical
• unwise
• daft
• fallacious
• dotty
• crackpot
• invalid
• boobish
• half-baked
• kookie
• balmy
• tomfool
• featherheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intelligent
• brilliant
• clever
• apt
• smart
• sharp
• quick
• bright
• ingenious
• nimble
• acute
• resourceful
• cerebral
• keen
• fast
• wise
• intellectual
• brainy
• astute
• savvy
• perceptive
• thinking
• sagacious
• insightful
• erudite
• quick-witted
• skilled
• supersmart
• sharp-witted
• hyperintelligent
• knowing
• scholarly
• literate
• knowledgeable
• keen
• discerning
• sage
• ultrasmart
• learned
• perspicacious
• cunning
• wily
• shrewd
• informed
• educated
• trained
• highbrow
• sound
• crafty
• sapient
• reasonable
• sensible
• judicious
• prudent
• rational
• logical
• sane
• percipient
• valid
• well-read
• foxy
• schooled

2

as in foolish

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment

the actor plays a cheerfully lunkheaded character in the new comedy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stupid
• foolish
• silly
• absurd
• mad
• crazy
• insane
• idiotic
• lunatic
• irrational
• dumb
• looney
• zany
• dippy
• daffy
• fool
• simpleminded
• witless
• ridiculous
• brainless
• simple
• whacky
• loony
• fatuous
• weak
• screwball
• asinine
• harebrained
• inept
• nutty
• cockeyed
• sappy
• preposterous
• kooky
• wacky
• jerky
• nonsensical
• bubbleheaded
• daft
• unwise
• weak-minded
• idiotical
• unreasonable
• senseless
• cuckoo
• dotty
• out to lunch
• crackpot
• unreasoning
• slow
• half-witted
• moronic
• half-baked
• dunderheaded
• doltish
• kookie
• tomfool
• pinheaded
• imbecilic
• balmy
• thickheaded
• dopey
• oafish
• thoughtless
• featherheaded
• vacuous
• clueless
• obtuse
• imbecile
• unintelligent
• unreasoned
• mindless
• brain-dead
• knuckleheaded
• softheaded
• dopy
• dense
• lamebrain
• dull
• dorky
• illogical
• dim-witted
• dim
• feebleminded
• airheaded
• lamebrained
• gormless
• opaque
• fallacious
• chuckleheaded
• slow-witted
• empty-headed
• ludicrous
• thick
• nonrational
• farcical
• invalid
• buffoonish
• surd
• laughable
• birdbrained
• clownish
• soft
• unsound
• chowderheaded
• boobish
• ill-advised
• notional
• unconsidered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sound
• wise
• sensible
• judicious
• prudent
• intelligent
• sane
• clever
• smart
• reasonable
• bright
• sagacious
• logical
• rational
• valid
• sapient
• sage
• brainy
• well-advised

Examples of lunkheaded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kurt Russell's lunkheaded trucker Jack Burton is an all-time accidental hero – maybe not the first but definitely the best choice to take on supernatural villains. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022