Synonyms of pinhead

pinhead

noun

ˈpin-ˌhed 

as in idiot

a stupid person

what pinhead put this together backwards?

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pinhead

Once manufactured, a pinhead of fentanyl powder is enough to kill someone. — Joanna Conti, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026

To check yourself for fleas, look for tiny brown bugs that are the size of a pinhead. — Carrie Madormo, Health, 10 Sep. 2025

Tick larvae, which are translucent and the size of a pinhead, can also bite. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025

Tiny, round exit holes — about the size of a pinhead — may appear on the bark, sometimes with dark staining or oozing sap. — James Campbell, Mercury News, 28 July 2025