boneheaded

Questions about boneheaded

What does boneheaded mean?

boneheaded means "(used informally) stupid".

How many syllables are in boneheaded?

boneheaded has 5 syllables: bo-ne-he-a-ded. The stress falls on "he".

What is another word for boneheaded?

Close synonyms include blockheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is boneheaded a common word?

boneheaded is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.