boneheads

Fools lacking sense

Boneheads is the plural of bonehead—a stupid person, someone whose skull seems filled with bone rather than brain.

The word is mildly insulting but rarely taken as fighting words: Those boneheads left the gate open and the dog got out.

A bonehead play or bonehead move is a foolish mistake.

fool

idiot

Foolish, senseless person

dolt · blockhead · nitwit · numbskull · knucklehead · airhead · dope · nincompoop · oaf · simpleton

stubborn

bullheaded

Stubbornly refusing to yield

mulish · headstrong · inflexible · unyielding · adamant · dogged · intransigent · obdurate · willful · thickheaded

insensitive

thickheaded

Stubbornly slow-witted

dense · clueless · oblivious · tactless · thoughtless · inconsiderate · blundering · careless · heedless · unthinking

Categories
Opposites
intelligence/mental capacity

boneheadsgeniuses

Exceptionally gifted intellects

brains · intellectuals · masterminds · eggheads · whiz kids

judgment/decision-making

boneheadssages

Profoundly learned people

level heads · cool heads · wise men · wise women · sharp cookies

Family

boneheaded, boneheadedness, bonehead

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G