blockhead

Obtuse, dimwitted person

A blockhead is a stupid person—someone whose head might as well be a solid block of wood, incapable of thought.

The term is old-fashioned and relatively mild, more likely found in period novels than contemporary insults: Don't be such a blockhead.

fool

dunce

Slow-witted person

dolt · nincompoop · moron · numbskull · nitwit · bonehead · knucklehead · airhead · dope · oaf

clueless

dense

Closely packed together

dull · uncomprehending · imperceptive · witless · vacuous · blank · clueless · oblivious · unaware · slow-witted

stubborn

obstinate

Firmly refusing to yield

intransigent · obdurate · unyielding · willful · inflexible · immovable · adamant · dogged · tenacious · persistent

Categories
Opposites
intelligence and mental capacity

blockheadgenius

Person of rare brilliance

brain · whiz · brainiac · intellect · wizard

learning ability and wisdom

blockheadsage

Wisdom keeper or seasoning

intellectual · thinker · scholar · polymath · egghead

Family

blockheads, blockheaded, blockheadedness

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G