Antonyms for bonehead


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bohn-hed
Phonetic Transcription : ˈboʊnˌhɛd


Definition of bonehead

Origin :
  • "stupid person," 1908, from bone (n.) + head (n.). Cf. blockhead, meathead.
  • noun idiot
Example sentences :
  • There's no harm will come of it, but only good, if I'm not a bonehead from Bonetown.
  • Extract from : « Pippin; A Wandering Flame » by Laura E. Richards
  • And to think that he chose this moment to pull that bonehead play!
  • Extract from : « Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team » by Lester Chadwick
  • Don't pull any bonehead plays that'll get these people down on you.
  • Extract from : « The Pathless Trail » by Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel
  • He is not necessarily a "bonehead," but this phrase, like "fathead," is no accident.
  • Extract from : « How to Analyze People on Sight » by Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict
  • Scotty, under his breath, began heaping curses on himself as a bonehead, and tried to take it out on the wrench he was using.
  • Extract from : « Fighting Byng » by A. Stone
  • “Made it soaking wet, bonehead,” came the sleepy reply, and Tom vanished.
  • Extract from : « Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball » by J. W. Duffield
  • Her slender stock of money which she had in her purse on leaving Mr. Bonehead's office was almost consumed.
  • Extract from : « Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels » by Stephen Leacock
  • He drew it aside, and there stepped forth Mr. Bonehead, the old lawyer who had cast Winnifred upon the world.
  • Extract from : « Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels » by Stephen Leacock
  • "Plenty of bonehead plays in those days as well as now," murmured Tom.
  • Extract from : « Bert Wilson on the Gridiron » by J. W. Duffield
  • If you weren't such a bonehead for doing what you start out to do, we could do something interesting.
  • Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice

Synonyms for bonehead

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