Synonyms for knucklehead
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Noun
1. Shithead
dumb-ass, dumbarse UK, bone head, dunce, block head, pin-head, loggerhead, hammerhead, lunkhead informal, numbskull UK, numskull US, thickhead, dolt, dullard, fathead, shithead vulgar, shathead UK, shitehead UK, dunderhead dated, muttonhead slang UK, fuckhead vulgar
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Definitions
- n. 1
An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
Don't stick that screwdriver into the live electrical outlet, you knucklehead!
Forms
- Plural
- knuckleheads → dumb-asses, dunces, pin-heads, loggerheads…
Example sentences
- hammerhead The great hammerhead is a type of shark.
- dunce Tom had to wear a dunce cap.
- numbskull Even a numbskull can hit a good idea now and then.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| knucklehead | steady | |
| hammerhead | rising | |
| dunce | rising | |
| numbskull | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dolt
- 5 letters
- dunce
- 7 letters
- fathead, dullard
- 8 letters
- shithead2, fuckhead, numskull, lunkhead, dumbarse, shathead
- 9 letters
- numbskull, thickhead2, shitehead
- 10 letters
- hammerhead, loggerhead3, dunderhead, muttonhead
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shithead2 = 2 syllables).