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loggerheaded

loggerheaded

9.9
Showing very little intelligence or common sense
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɔɡərˌhɛdɪd/
  • Offensive
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  • Only a truly loggerheaded person would ignore warnings like that.

Examples

  • She found the proposal so loggerheaded that she refused to participate.

  • He's acting really loggerheaded today.

  • Calling such a loggerheaded plan 'brilliant' was the height of irony.

  • That was a loggerheaded decision!

  • Only a truly loggerheaded person would ignore warnings like that.

  • She found the proposal so loggerheaded that she refused to participate.

  • Calling such a loggerheaded plan 'brilliant' was the height of irony.

Synonyms

thick
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
41 8.2

Not very smart and slow to understand

is the wide informal label used beyond a single regional variety
boneheaded
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
8 8.0

Very stupid and not thinking clearly

is used more generally for simple lack of intelligence
thickheaded
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
4 7.9

Slow to understand simple ideas or instructions

is a general informal word for lacking intelligence and common sense
braindead
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
1 7.3

Very stupid and showing little thought

is milder, meaning simple lack of intelligence without extremes
gormless
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Someone who is not smart and slow to understand

is the basic informal term focusing just on intelligence
thick-skulled
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
1 8.1

Not quick to understand or learn new things

is similar but stresses general lack of common sense
blockheaded
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
1 8.3

Not able to think clearly or make good decisions

is the informal term focusing on lack of intelligence broadly
fatheaded
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
1 8.8

Not very smart or sensible

is a more neutral informal label for lacking intelligence
dunderheaded
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
1 7.9

Being very foolish and showing poor judgment

is a more general informal description of lacking intelligence
airheaded
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
1 7.9

Not thinking carefully and often acting silly

is more about actual lack of intelligence and common sense
pinheaded
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
7.1

Very foolish and often making bad choices

is a broader informal word for missing intelligence or sense
duncish
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
9.9

Slow to understand things and often acting foolishly

is a modern informal term rather than a schoolroom label
duncical
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
9.9

Very foolish and showing little sense

is the everyday informal word without the schooling image
wooden-headed
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
8.9

Slow to understand or learn things

is the casual informal word covering lack of intelligence
beetle-headed
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
9.9

Not smart and slow to understand

is the current informal form used widely today
lunkheaded
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
9.8

Being very foolish and clumsy in how someone thinks or acts

focuses on simple lack of intelligence rather than clumsiness
puddingheaded
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
9.9

Silly and confused in the way someone thinks

is cleaner, stating plain lack of intelligence not confusion
ass-brained
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
9.9

Very foolish and acting without thinking

is milder informal insult without the vulgar edge
featherheaded
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
8.1

Too silly and not careful about important things

is harsher, pointing to real lack of intelligence rather than silliness
dumb as a bag of hammers
vsloggerheaded
  • Offensive
9.8

Very stupid and not able to think clearly

is the standard informal word without idiomatic exaggeration

Antonyms

1.9

Shows quick thinking and good understanding

507 3.4

Able to think, understand, and learn new things

201 2.7

Showing good judgment and making practical choices

How Intelligent

dull
  • Offensive
19 2.8
slow
  • Offensive
297 4.4
loggerheaded
  • Offensive
9.9
idiotic
  • Offensive
115 4.4

Surface Forms

loggerheaded positive

Morphology

loggerheaded = loggerhead (transparent) = loggerhead + ed

Formed by regular suffixation of -ed to the noun 'loggerhead' to yield an adjective meaning 'stupid', a predictable derivation.

Etymology

Loggerheaded comes from the old word loggerhead, which joins log and head to picture a head like a 'log', heavy and slow. That image makes it easy to remember that loggerheaded means 'stupid' or lacking common sense.