Synonyms of hammerhead

hammerhead

noun

ˈha-mər-ˌhed 

as in idiot

a stupid person

we despair of ever getting those hammerheads to buckle their seat belts without prodding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiot
• moron
• dummy
• stupid
• hardhead
• donkey
• mutt
• lunatic
• loser
• pinhead
• prat
• dumbbell
• loggerhead
• dip
• noodle
• natural
• bonehead
• golem
• knucklehead
• saphead
• jackass
• jerk
• turkey
• meathead
• fool
• fathead
• ignoramus
• chucklehead
• numbskull
• know-nothing
• dope
• bubblehead
• imbecile
• blockhead
• goon
• noddy
• dumbhead
• lunkhead
• lump
• dodo
• dumb cluck
• loon
• clunk
• dunderhead
• dum-dum
• dunce
• yahoo
• stock
• chowderhead
• dolt
• villain
• cuddy
• cretin
• numskull
• goof
• clown
• stupe
• airhead
• clodpole
• gander
• cluck
• dim bulb
• goose
• nimrod
• dullard
• oaf
• deadhead
• dork
• ninny
• nincompoop
• ninnyhammer
• schnook
• cuddie
• ratbag
• doofus
• dimwit
• birdbrain
• clodpoll
• woodenhead
• simpleton
• dummkopf
• skunk
• thickhead
• snake
• mome
• nit
• clot
• lamebrain
• schlub
• nitwit
• yo-yo
• booby
• shlub
• half-wit
• madman
• buffoon
• mug
• nut
• beast
• heel
• creep
• loony
• gawk
• zany
• featherbrain
• cad
• cur
• stinker
• scatterbrain
• boor
• churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• sage
• intellect
• thinker
• wizard
• intellectual
• whiz
• Renaissance man
• polymath
• sharpie
• sharpy

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of hammerhead

Latin America is known to be a global hub for small hammerhead shark species, and Sphyrna alleni ranges from Belize to Brazil. —Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

Periods of heavy rain in Houston drew out a rash of invasive and toxic hammerhead flatworms. —Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024

Smaller sharks, including blacktip sharks, can be key menu items for larger sharks, such as great hammerheads. —Michael Heithaus, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024

And a hammerhead once circled his paddleboard menacingly before swimming out to sea. —Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024