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Synonyms for dunderhead

  • noun

Most common

block head bone head pin-head dunce noncompos

All synonyms

Noun

1. Dunce

block head, bone head, dunce, lunkhead informal, fool, pin-head, dope, dumb-ass, dumbarse UK, dolt, noddy, loggerhead, dullard, halfwit informal, numbskull UK, numskull US, thickhead, hammerhead, nincompoop, codshead, donkey, booby, chowder head, twit

Other

dim bulb informal, noncompos, jack-ass

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A stupid person; a dunce.

Forms

Plural
dunderheads → dunces, lunkheads, fools, pin-heads…

Example sentences

  • dunce Tom had to wear a dunce cap.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dunderheadrising
duncerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
fool1, dope1, twit, dolt
5 letters
booby2, dunce, noddy
6 letters
donkey2
7 letters
dullard, halfwit2
8 letters
numskull, lunkhead, dumbarse, codshead
9 letters
numbskull, thickhead2, noncompos
10 letters
hammerhead, loggerhead3, nincompoop3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (booby2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
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