Synonyms of meathead

meathead

noun

ˈmēt-ˌhed 

as in idiot

a stupid person

he's a meathead, but handy to have around if there's any heavy lifting to be done

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of meathead

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

Until recently, lifting was associated almost exclusively with a specific kind of meathead: crude, tattooed, ragey, offensive. —Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024