pinheaded
- adjective
- /ˈpɪnˌhɛdɪd/
- Offensive
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idiota
- The pinheaded comments from the crowd showed their lack of understanding about the topic.
Examples
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Because some pinheaded redneck moron tells me there's a bomb in my mail?
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His pinheaded assumptions led him to make poor decisions at work.
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She found his pinheaded remarks embarrassing and frustrating during the discussion.
Synonyms
16
7.1
Not very intelligent and too naive about complex things
8
8.0
Very stupid and not thinking clearly
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7.9
Slow to understand simple ideas or instructions
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8.3
Not able to think clearly or make good decisions
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7.9
Being very foolish and showing poor judgment
1
8.4
Acting in a silly, thoughtless way
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8.8
Not very smart or sensible
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9.1
Confused and unable to think clearly
1
9.8
Being very silly and not serious
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7.9
Not thinking carefully and often acting silly
Being very foolish and clumsy in how someone thinks or acts
Showing very little intelligence or common sense
Silly and confused in the way someone thinks
Very foolish and acting without thinking
Being stubborn and not clever
Very foolish and slow to understand things
Slow to understand or learn things
Being foolish and not thinking carefully before acting
Too silly and not careful about important things
Very stupid and not able to think clearly
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pinheaded also comes from the insult pinhead, a word for a silly or 'stupid' person. That's why calling an action 'pinheaded' means it was very foolish or showed little sense.