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bookworm

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bookworm

a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits

a bookworm who prefers reading to just about any other activity

Synonyms of bookworm

dink [slang], dork [slang], geek, grind, nerd, swot [British], weenie, wonk

Words Related to bookworm

double-dome, egghead, highbrow, intellectual

academic, bookman, scholar

gearhead, techie

Near Antonyms of bookworm

goldbrick, goof-off, slacker, underachiever

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