as in intellectual
much given to learning and thinking
one university campus on which the geeky student will not feel like a social outcast
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Recent Examples of geeky
These shy, geeky songs grope toward feelings that their human vessels don’t fully comprehend.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
There’s also bocce, bingo, and something called Nerd Nite, when folks give presentations on geeky topics from chemistry to Star Trek.
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Charles Usher,
Midwest Living,
9 June 2026
That Urban is the lead of two of the biggest titles in geeky pop culture in the same month is a result of scheduling happensance—Mortal Kombat II was originally supposed to come out last year.
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James Grebey,
Time,
8 May 2026
How else to explain the huge A-list turnout for the Breakthrough Prize, the unabashedly geeky awards show held every spring at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar?
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Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
That is unsurprising, because David Byrne’s infinitely curious collection of geeky grey matter is quite unlike that of most unapproachable rock stars.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Ruffalo played Matt, her geeky best friend and eventual love interest, and Greer played Lucy, Jenna’s lifelong frenemy.
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Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
With a sharp feel for political arithmetic and a slightly geeky approach to strategy, Hill-Lewis has cultivated constructive relationships with key figures in the ANC leadership, helped along by a personable, pragmatic style that plays well across party lines.
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Sam Mkokeli,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
My spreadsheet used standard deviation, a geeky measurement, to learn that California’s confidence index is 53% more volatile than the national benchmark.
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Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
30 Dec. 2025
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
There’s also bocce, bingo, and something called Nerd Nite, when folks give presentations on geeky topics from chemistry to Star Trek.
—
Charles Usher,
Midwest Living,
9 June 2026
That Urban is the lead of two of the biggest titles in geeky pop culture in the same month is a result of scheduling happensance—Mortal Kombat II was originally supposed to come out last year.
—
James Grebey,
Time,
8 May 2026
How else to explain the huge A-list turnout for the Breakthrough Prize, the unabashedly geeky awards show held every spring at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar?
—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
That is unsurprising, because David Byrne’s infinitely curious collection of geeky grey matter is quite unlike that of most unapproachable rock stars.
—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Ruffalo played Matt, her geeky best friend and eventual love interest, and Greer played Lucy, Jenna’s lifelong frenemy.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
With a sharp feel for political arithmetic and a slightly geeky approach to strategy, Hill-Lewis has cultivated constructive relationships with key figures in the ANC leadership, helped along by a personable, pragmatic style that plays well across party lines.
—
Sam Mkokeli,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
My spreadsheet used standard deviation, a geeky measurement, to learn that California’s confidence index is 53% more volatile than the national benchmark.
—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geeky
Adjective
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, subsequent attempts at diplomacy, led by the ailing diplomat and intellectual Benjamin Franklin, also proved ineffective.
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After all, even with the growing demands of an aging population and increases in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), larger numbers of these jobs are already poorly paid.
Adjective
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Spontaneous and slightly chaotic, this cerebral synergy can bring surprising news or perhaps even trigger the sudden urge to break out of a stagnant situation.
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While Lovers Rock may be more musically spare and reserved, the album’s lyrics represent some of Adu’s most cerebral and political work to date.
Adjective
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Played by Ella Bruccoleri, the show’s Mary is recontextualized as a sweet, nerdy girl out of step with her time and beaten down by her mother’s assertions that her looks and personality will exclude her from a successful match.
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In the film, three nerdy high school kids throw a small birthday celebration that spirals into a massive, neighborhood-destroying riot involving thousands of people and a flamethrower.
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