Synonyms for thickheaded
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Thick — stupid, obtuse or dumb
thick, blockheaded, fatheaded, simple, stupid, slow, wooden-headed, dense, dull, foolish, dull-headed, dim, sluggish, mindless, obtuse, slow-witted, dull-witted, dim-witted, dopey, thick-skulled, chuckleheaded, stolid
Definitions
- adj. 1
stupid, obtuse or dumb.
Example sentences
- slow He who is slow to promise is best in keeping them.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| thickheaded | rising | |
| slow | steady | |
| blockheaded | steady | |
| fatheaded | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- dim1
- 4 letters
- slow1, dull1
- 5 letters
- thick1, dense1, dopey2
- 6 letters
- simple2, stupid2, obtuse2, stolid2
- 7 letters
- foolish2
- 8 letters
- sluggish2, mindless2
- 9 letters
- fatheaded
- 11 letters
- blockheaded
- 13 letters
- chuckleheaded
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dopey2 = 2 syllables).