Synonyms for fathead
Definitions
- n. 1
An idiot; a fool.
You fathead! You forgot to put the milk in the fridge and now it's spoiled!
Forms
- Plural
- fatheads → dolts, jack-asses, imbeciles, nincompoops…
Example sentences
- imbecile The imbecile falls on his back and peels his nose.
- dunce Tom had to wear a dunce cap.
- dolt Only a dolt could fail to understand what was implied by that letter.
- nincompoop I slept in and missed my scheduled interview. I feel like such a nincompoop.
- lout Trump is a lout, because he talks and acts like a lout.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fathead | falling | |
| imbecile | steady | |
| dunce | rising | |
| dolt | rising | |
| nincompoop | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- oaf
- 4 letters
- dope1, boob1, twat1, goof1, zany2, bozo2, dolt, lout1
- 5 letters
- goose1, booby2, dunce, ninny2
- 6 letters
- donkey2, cuckoo2, nimrod2
- 7 letters
- dullard
- 8 letters
- imbecile3, goofball, numskull, lunkhead
- 9 letters
- numbskull, thickhead2
- 10 letters
- nincompoop3
- 11 letters
- chucklehead
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zany2 = 2 syllables).