dumbhead

1 9.8

A rude word for a person who is very stupid

noun
/ˈdʌmˌhɛd/

Offensive

: imbécil

You almost hit me with the ball, you dumb dumbhead.

Examples

That dumbhead editor!

CB4 (1993)
All right, to make it clear to a dumbhead like you… …we take all his goods and go straight up north and leave the jackass flat.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
And boys who are dumbheads, like me.

Fiction book (1991)
You mocked my friend, you crude, stupid dumbhead!

Fiction book (2002)
'Cause that's what the dumbheads want.

The Singing Detective (2003)
WHAT A DUMBHEAD I AM.

A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
You are such a dumbhead for forgetting your keys again.
Everyone laughed at the dumbhead who tried to solve the riddle incorrectly.
Don't be a dumbhead; just ask for help if you don't understand.

Synonyms

dumbass

vsdumbhead

Offensive

88 9.9

A rude word for someone who does something very stupid

is milder and less vulgar

dickhead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

67 9.9

A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying

is insulting but may be less aggressive in tone

shithead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

55 9.9

A rude word for a person who is very stupid and unpleasant

is insulting but generally less crude in tone

bonehead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

43 7.9

A person who does silly things without thinking

is a cruder slang insult rather than a mild descriptive label

knucklehead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

42 8.1

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is harsher and more insulting than that mildly playful term

pinhead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

35 8.7

A person who makes silly mistakes

is a rougher slang term that stresses stupidity more strongly

dipshit

vsdumbhead

Offensive

34 9.9

A rude word for a very foolish person

is insulting but usually less coarse or vulgar

fuckhead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

18 9.9

A rude insulting word for someone who is very stupid or unpleasant

is generally milder and less vulgar than that term

airhead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

13 8.8

A person who is silly and not very smart

focuses on overall stupidity rather than being merely scatterbrained

fathead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

6 8.2

A person who is foolish and not very smart

is more casual slang and often used as general insult

lunkhead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

5 9.7

A person who is not very smart

is harsher and more explicitly insulting than that colloquial term

dumbbell

vsdumbhead

Offensive

3 7.5

A person who is not very smart and often makes silly mistakes

is more blunt and insulting rather than playful teasing

chowderhead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

3 9.9

A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way

is cruder slang used to insult rather than mock mildly

dummkopf

vsdumbhead

Offensive

3 9.9

A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart

is English slang and used more widely than this foreign borrowing

dunderhead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

3 9.1

A person who often does foolish things or makes simple mistakes

is slang and carries harsher ridicule than this term

bobo

vsdumbhead

Offensive

3 9.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is more blunt and common slang rather than this milder insult

lamebrain

vsdumbhead

Offensive

3 9.3

A person who is not very smart

is cruder and more insulting than this mildly old fashioned term

hammerhead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

3 8.4

A rude word for someone who is not smart

is cruder slang and often used to insult more harshly

dumbo

vsdumbhead

Offensive

2 8.7

A person who is not very smart

is stronger and more insulting in common slang

jughead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 9.9

Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is harsher slang and less playful than this casual name

stupidhead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 9.5

A childish name used to call someone silly

is adult slang and generally harsher than this playful taunt

stupid

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 2.7

A person who is not intelligent and often makes poor choices

is slang and more informal and mocking than this neutral term

muttonhead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who acts in a silly or stupid way

is more direct slang and often less playful than this insult

skunkhead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 9.9

An unpleasant or foolish person said as an insult

is more plain slang focused mainly on stupidity rather than contempt

knothead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who acts foolish or refuses to listen

is focused more on stupidity rather than stubbornness or silliness

dumb cluck

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 9.8

A person who acts in a silly or foolish way

is a harsher slang insult not just a light joking name

pudding head

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who is not very smart

is a harsher slang insult not merely a gentle joke

potato head

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 8.4

A person who behaves in a foolish or silly way

is cruder slang stressing stupidity rather than light teasing

conehead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 9.9

An insulting word for a person who does foolish things

is sharper slang and often more bluntly offensive than that name

coconut head

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who acts foolishly and lacks common sense

is a cruder slang insult that stresses stupidity more intensely

loggerhead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who is very stupid or foolish

is fresher slang and often used more casually than this older insult

dopehead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 9.9

A person people insult by saying they are stupid

is general insulting slang without the drug implication

stupid-head

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 9.1

A playful insult for a person who acts silly

is adult slang and usually more insulting than this childish taunt

lackwit

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who is silly and not very clever

is modern slang and more direct than this dated expression

bubble-head

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 9.5

A person who is silly and not serious

is a rougher slang insult rather than a light teasing name

blubberhead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is usually more blunt and insulting than this gentle silly name

dumb fucker

vsdumbhead

Offensive

9.9

A very rude name used to insult someone who does something very stupid

is a slang insult but less extreme in vulgarity

pudden-head

vsdumbhead

Offensive

9.9

A person who is not very smart

is stronger slang and often more contemptuous than that name

hoghead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

9.9

An insulting word for a rude or stupid person

is sharper and more mocking slang focused on stupidity alone

total twathead

vsdumbhead

Offensive

9.9

A rude, foolish person who annoys others

is slang and insulting but may be less sexually coarse

Antonyms

sage

39 6.8

A wise person respected for spiritual or life guidance

How Stupid

moron

Slur

483 8.1

idiot

Offensive

∞ 1.2

dumbhead

Offensive

1 9.8

Surface Forms

dumbhead singular

dumbheads plural

Morphology

dumbhead = dumb + head (transparent) = dumb + head

A straightforward compound where 'dumb' + 'head' directly yields the meaning 'a stupid person'.

Etymology

Dumbhead is made from dumb and head, where dumb first meant 'silent' and later 'stupid', and head is used for a person or the mind, as in blockhead. So a dumbhead is someone whose 'head' seems not to be thinking.