Thesaurus results for CAVEMAN

caveman

noun

ˈkāv-ˌman

as in barbarian

a man with crude manners and habits and outmoded attitudes married a caveman who spends all his free time swigging beer and watching sports on TV

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Recent Examples of caveman This season takes a hellish turn, as our caveman protagonist encounters undead and other paranormal enemies. —

Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026 The fork-tender caveman-size shank is blanketed in sautéed endive and a bright lemon-egg-dill sauce. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026 Two slack-jawed, bare- foot drummers are wailing a caveman beat in unison—their syncopation and their short, efficient haircuts mark them as obvious members of a cult. —

Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025 Then language itself breaks apart into letters and sounds, grunted like cavemen incanting around a campfire. —

Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for caveman

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In the series adaptation, from creator, executive producer and co-showrunner Turner (Up In The Air, X-Men First Class), a ruthless and crass barbarian is cursed to only use his violence for good, which sends him, his talking axe and a young witch on a road of self discovery, redemption and revenge.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Created by Mike Moreci and Nathan Gooden and edited by Adrian Wassel, Barbaric centers on a ruthless and crass barbarian who is cursed to only use his violence for good, which sends him, his talking axe and a young witch, on a road of self-discovery, redemption and revenge.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026