thick-skulled

1. 1.

   (used informally) stupid

   Synonymsblockheadedboneheadedduncicalduncishfatheadedloggerheadedthickthickheadedwooden-headed

   Similarstupid

Questions about thick-skulled

What does thick-skulled mean?

thick-skulled means "(used informally) stupid".

How many syllables are in thick-skulled?

thick-skulled has 2 syllables: thick--skulled. The stress falls on "thick-".

What is another word for thick-skulled?

Close synonyms include blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded. 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 thick-skulled a common word?

thick-skulled 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.