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

The series consists of Formula 1 racing cars that have morphed to mirror the streamlined bodies of hammerhead sharks, a species that must continue swimming forward to survive, Highsnobiety reports. —Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024

Long assumed to be man-eaters, hammerhead sharks live in Florida, but very rarely bother humans. Sharks to watch out for in Florida (click for more): Bull Shark The prizefighter of the ocean: stout, surly and stubborn. —Erik Vance, New York Times, 26 July 2024

World Wildlife Fund symbolic species adoptions ($60+) cover everything from hammerhead sharks to arctic wolves. —Simon Hill, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2023

Tiger sharks, hammerheads, bull sharks and makos can be found swimming in the waters, according to Florida Shark Diving, a tour operator. —Tom Howarth follow, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024