woodenheaded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for woodenheaded
Adjective
  • Today’s top stories San Diego small plane crash A private jet flying in dense fog crashed into a San Diego neighborhood early Thursday morning, leaving a huge debris field.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
  • However, researchers observed that after being dispersed by the radiation, the clouds were not dense or large enough to create new stars.
    Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Alfie, who’s either being willfully obtuse or radically uncompromising, sees nothing sacrilegious in Wilde’s one-act tragedy.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
  • Instead, Zannier preserved existing vegetation and engineered against erosion—environmental consciousness that makes neighboring resorts look positively obtuse by comparison.
    Paul Jebara, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In fact, without unwise government interference, that type of insurance would have evolved naturally through free market competition.
    John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Trump would be unwise to let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
    Daniel R. DePetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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“Woodenheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woodenheaded. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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