palooka

The word “palooka” has 3 syllables: pa-loo-ka

It's pronounced as /pəˈlʊkə/


What is synonym and antonym for palooka?

In the thesaurus, “palooka” has 135 synonyms and 8 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for palooka along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for palooka

  • Neanderthal
  • airhead
  • anthropoid
  • ape
  • beast
  • birdbrain
  • blockhead
  • blunderer
  • bonehead
  • booby
  • boor
  • boxer
  • brute
  • bubblehead
  • cad
  • chowderhead
  • chucklehead
  • chump
  • churl
  • clod
  • clodhopper
  • clodpole
  • clodpoll
  • clot
  • clown
  • cluck
  • clunk
  • creep
  • cretin
  • cuddie
  • cuddy
  • cur
  • deadhead
  • dim bulb
  • dimwit
  • dip
  • dodo
  • dolt
  • donkey
  • doofus
  • dope
  • dork
  • dullard
  • dum-dum
  • dumbbell
  • dumbhead
  • dummkopf
  • dummy
  • dunce
  • dunderhead
  • fathead
  • featherbrain
  • fighter
  • fool
  • galoot
  • gander
  • gawk
  • golem
  • goof
  • goon
  • goose
  • half-wit
  • hammerhead
  • hardhead
  • heel
  • hulk
  • idiot
  • ignoramus
  • imbecile
  • jackass
  • know-nothing
  • knucklehead
  • lamebrain
  • loggerhead
  • loon
  • looney
  • loony
  • loser
  • louse
  • lout
  • lubber
  • lug
  • lummox
  • lump
  • lunatic
  • lunkhead
  • madman
  • meathead
  • mome
  • moron
  • mug
  • mutt
  • natural
  • nimrod
  • nincompoop
  • ninny
  • ninnyhammer
  • nit
  • nitwit
  • noddy
  • noodle
  • numbskull
  • numskull
  • nut
  • oaf
  • pinhead
  • prat
  • rascal
  • ratbag
  • rogue
  • saphead
  • scamp
  • scatterbrain
  • schlemiel
  • schlub
  • schnook
  • shlemiel
  • shlub
  • simp
  • simpleton
  • skunk
  • slouch
  • snake
  • stinker
  • stock
  • stupe
  • stupid
  • thickhead
  • tike
  • turkey
  • tyke
  • villain
  • woodenhead
  • yahoo
  • yo-yo

Antonyms for palooka

  • brain
  • brainiac
  • genius
  • intellectual
  • sage
  • thinker
  • whiz
  • wizard

Meanings of palooka

  • noun
    1. A stupid, oafish or clumsy person.
    2. Someone incompetent or untalented.

Example Sentences

  • Palooka Joe thought he could intimidate everyone with his size, but his opponents in the ring proved otherwise.
  • Despite his efforts, Jack was often dismissed as a mere palooka by his more experienced colleagues in the boxing gym.
  • The film portrayed the protagonist as a lovable but somewhat clumsy palooka who stumbled into success through sheer luck.
  • Don't underestimate him just because he looks like a palooka, he's actually quite skilled in negotiation tactics.
  • The town's local hero was once a struggling palooka boxer who fought his way to the top against all odds.

On this page you'll find 143 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to palooka, such as: Neanderthal, airhead, anthropoid, ape, beast, birdbrain, blockhead.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

oaf

  • Neanderthal
  • airhead
  • anthropoid
  • ape
  • beast
  • birdbrain
  • blockhead
  • blunderer
  • bonehead
  • booby
  • boor
  • brute
  • bubblehead
  • buffoon
  • cad
  • chowderhead
  • chucklehead
  • chump
  • churl
  • clod
  • clodhopper
  • clodpole
  • clodpoll
  • clot
  • clown
  • cluck
  • clunk
  • creep
  • cretin
  • cuddie
  • cuddy
  • cur
  • deadhead
  • dim bulb
  • dimwit
  • dip
  • dodo
  • dolt
  • donkey
  • doofus
  • dope
  • dork
  • dullard
  • dum-dum
  • dumb cluck
  • dumb ox
  • dumbbell
  • dumbhead
  • dummkopf
  • dummy
  • dunce
  • dunderhead
  • fathead
  • featherbrain
  • fool
  • galoot
  • gander
  • gawk
  • golem
  • goof
  • goon
  • goose
  • half-wit
  • hammerhead
  • hardhead
  • heel
  • hulk
  • idiot
  • ignoramus
  • imbecile
  • jackass
  • jerk
  • klutz
  • know-nothing
  • knucklehead
  • lamebrain
  • loggerhead
  • loon
  • looney
  • loony
  • loser
  • louse
  • lout
  • lubber
  • lug
  • lump
  • lunatic
  • lunkhead
  • madman
  • meathead
  • mome
  • moron
  • mug
  • mutt
  • natural
  • nimrod
  • nincompoop
  • ninny
  • ninnyhammer
  • nit
  • nitwit
  • noddy
  • noodle
  • numbskull
  • numskull
  • nut
  • ox
  • palooka
  • pinhead
  • prat
  • rascal
  • ratbag
  • rogue
  • sap
  • saphead
  • scamp
  • scatterbrain
  • schlemiel
  • schlub
  • schnook
  • shlemiel
  • shlub
  • simp
  • simpleton
  • skunk
  • slouch
  • snake
  • stinker
  • stock
  • stupe
  • stupid
  • thickhead
  • tike
  • turkey
  • tyke
  • villain
  • woodenhead
  • yahoo
  • yo-yo
  • zany

Neandertal

  • airhead
  • animal
  • anthropoid
  • ape
  • barbarian
  • barbaric
  • barbarous
  • beast
  • birdbrain
  • blockhead
  • blunderer
  • bonehead
  • booby
  • boor
  • brute
  • bubblehead
  • cad
  • caveman
  • chowderhead
  • chucklehead
  • chump
  • churl
  • clod
  • clodhopper
  • clodpole
  • clodpoll
  • clot
  • clown
  • cluck
  • clunk
  • coarse
  • creep
  • cretin
  • crude
  • cuddie
  • cuddy
  • cur
  • deadhead
  • dim bulb
  • dimwit
  • dip
  • dodo
  • dolt
  • donkey
  • doofus
  • dope
  • dork
  • dullard
  • dum-dum
  • dumbbell
  • dumbhead
  • dummkopf
  • dummy
  • dunce
  • dunderhead
  • fathead
  • featherbrain
  • fool
  • galoot
  • gander
  • gawk
  • golem
  • goof
  • goon
  • goose
  • half-wit
  • hammerhead
  • hardhead
  • heathen
  • heathenish
  • heel
  • hulk
  • idiot
  • ignoramus
  • imbecile
  • jackass
  • jerk
  • know-nothing
  • knucklehead
  • lamebrain
  • loggerhead
  • loon
  • looney
  • loony
  • loser
  • louse
  • lout
  • lubber
  • lug
  • lump
  • lunatic
  • lunkhead
  • madman
  • meathead
  • mome
  • moron
  • mug
  • mutt
  • natural
  • nimrod
  • nincompoop
  • ninny
  • ninnyhammer
  • nit
  • nitwit
  • noddy
  • noodle
  • numbskull
  • numskull
  • nut
  • oaf
  • palooka
  • pinhead
  • prat
  • primitive
  • rascal
  • ratbag
  • rogue
  • rough
  • rude
  • saphead
  • savage
  • scamp
  • scatterbrain
  • schlemiel
  • schlub
  • schnook
  • shlemiel
  • shlub
  • simp
  • simpleton
  • skunk
  • slouch
  • snake
  • stinker
  • stock
  • stupe
  • stupid
  • swine
  • thickhead
  • tike
  • troglodyte
  • turkey
  • tyke
  • uncivil
  • uncivilized
  • uncouth
  • uncultivated
  • uncultured
  • villain
  • wild
  • woodenhead
  • yahoo
  • yo-yo

Neanderthal

  • airhead
  • animal
  • anthropoid
  • ape
  • barbarian
  • barbaric
  • barbarous
  • beast
  • birdbrain
  • blockhead
  • blunderer
  • bonehead
  • booby
  • boor
  • brute
  • bubblehead
  • cad
  • caveman
  • chowderhead
  • chucklehead
  • chump
  • churl
  • clod
  • clodhopper
  • clodpole
  • clodpoll
  • clot
  • clown
  • cluck
  • clunk
  • coarse
  • creep
  • cretin
  • crude
  • cuddie
  • cuddy
  • cur
  • deadhead
  • dim bulb
  • dimwit
  • dip
  • dodo
  • dolt
  • donkey
  • doofus
  • dope
  • dork
  • dullard
  • dum-dum
  • dumbbell
  • dumbhead
  • dummkopf
  • dummy
  • dunce
  • dunderhead
  • fathead
  • featherbrain
  • fool
  • galoot
  • gander
  • gawk
  • golem
  • goof
  • goon
  • goose
  • half-wit
  • hammerhead
  • hardhead
  • heathen
  • heathenish
  • heel
  • hulk
  • idiot
  • ignoramus
  • imbecile
  • jackass
  • jerk
  • know-nothing
  • knucklehead
  • lamebrain
  • loggerhead
  • loon
  • looney
  • loony
  • loser
  • louse
  • lout
  • lubber
  • lug
  • lump
  • lunatic
  • lunkhead
  • madman
  • meathead
  • mome
  • moron
  • mug
  • mutt
  • natural
  • nimrod
  • nincompoop
  • ninny
  • ninnyhammer
  • nit
  • nitwit
  • noddy
  • noodle
  • numbskull
  • numskull
  • nut
  • oaf
  • palooka
  • pinhead
  • prat
  • primitive
  • rascal
  • ratbag
  • rogue
  • rough
  • rude
  • saphead
  • savage
  • scamp
  • scatterbrain
  • schlemiel
  • schlub
  • schnook
  • shlemiel
  • shlub
  • simp
  • simpleton
  • skunk
  • slouch
  • snake
  • stinker
  • stock
  • stupe
  • stupid
  • swine
  • thickhead
  • tike
  • troglodyte
  • turkey
  • tyke
  • uncivil
  • uncivilized
  • uncouth
  • uncultivated
  • uncultured
  • villain
  • wild
  • woodenhead
  • yahoo
  • yo-yo

bantamweight

  • boxer
  • cruiserweight
  • featherweight
  • fighter
  • flyweight
  • gladiator
  • heavyweight
  • light heavyweight
  • lightweight
  • middleweight
  • palooka
  • prizefighter
  • pug
  • pugilist
  • slugger
  • stumblebum
  • superheavyweight
  • welterweight

gawk

  • Neanderthal
  • airhead
  • anthropoid
  • ape
  • beast
  • birdbrain
  • blink
  • blockhead
  • blunderer
  • bonehead
  • booby
  • boor
  • bore
  • brute
  • bubblehead
  • cad
  • chowderhead
  • chucklehead
  • chump
  • churl
  • clod
  • clodhopper
  • clodpole
  • clodpoll
  • clot
  • clown
  • cluck
  • clunk
  • consider
  • creep
  • cretin
  • cuddie
  • cuddy
  • cur
  • deadhead
  • dim bulb
  • dimwit
  • dip
  • dodo
  • dolt
  • donkey
  • doofus
  • dope
  • dork
  • dullard
  • dum-dum
  • dumbbell
  • dumbhead
  • dummkopf
  • dummy
  • dunce
  • dunderhead
  • eye
  • eyeball
  • fathead
  • featherbrain
  • fixate
  • fool
  • galoot
  • gander
  • gape
  • gawp
  • gaze
  • glare
  • gloat
  • glower
  • goggle
  • golem
  • goof
  • goon
  • goose
  • half-wit
  • hammerhead
  • hardhead
  • heel
  • hulk
  • idiot
  • ignoramus
  • imbecile
  • jackass
  • know-nothing
  • knucklehead
  • lamebrain
  • leer
  • loggerhead
  • look
  • loon
  • looney
  • loony
  • loser
  • louse
  • lout
  • lubber
  • lug
  • lump
  • lunatic
  • lunkhead
  • madman
  • meathead
  • mome
  • moron
  • mug
  • mutt
  • natural
  • nimrod
  • nincompoop
  • ninny
  • ninnyhammer
  • nit
  • nitwit
  • noddy
  • noodle
  • numbskull
  • numskull
  • nut
  • oaf
  • observe
  • ogle
  • outface
  • outstare
  • palooka
  • peer
  • peruse
  • pinhead
  • prat
  • rascal
  • ratbag
  • regard
  • rogue
  • rubberneck
  • saphead
  • scamp
  • scatterbrain
  • schlemiel
  • schlub
  • schnook
  • shlemiel
  • shlub
  • simp
  • simpleton
  • skunk
  • slouch
  • snake
  • stare
  • stare down
  • stinker
  • stock
  • study
  • stupe
  • stupid
  • thickhead
  • tike
  • turkey
  • tyke
  • villain
  • watch
  • woodenhead
  • yahoo
  • yawp
  • yo-yo

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