numskull

Noun

Meaning

A dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hammerhead dunce knucklehead blockhead shithead loggerhead bonehead dunderhead muttonhead lunkhead fuckhead thickhead dodo prat nit

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Antonyms

einstein ninja wizard brainiac maven brain

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Hypernyms

stupid dolt dullard pillock stupe stupid person

Examples

Only a numskull is pleased at being a so-called 'success' with women, only a dunderhead is puffed up by it. A real man is much more likely to be dismayed at realizing that a woman has lost her heart to him when he can't reciprocate her feelings. Stefan Zweig

Close letter words and terms

numptie numpty numptyish numskulled numskulledness numskullery