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
Grug, Clarke noted, is a caveman protagonist in the Pixar film The Croods.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Nov. 2025
Another booth at Collectible contributed to the caveman dialogue.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
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
New viral skin care 'caveman skin' trend promotes not using any products, or even water.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 12 May 2025
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Nov. 2025
Another booth at Collectible contributed to the caveman dialogue.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
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
New viral skin care 'caveman skin' trend promotes not using any products, or even water.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caveman
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Per this year’s edition of AIR MAIL’s annual Over-Under List, caviar bumps—where barbarians (TikTokers) lick precious fish eggs off the back of their hands like table salt before a gag-inducing tequila shot—are out!—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
20 Dec. 2025
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We were inspired by their outrageous VHS cover art that promised epic tales of heroic barbarians rescuing buxom babes from giant monsters.—
Bear McCreary,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rihanna, too, has laid her claim to the pattern, having long been an animal print fanatic.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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Well before plants and animals, there were fungi.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Many wonders made the list, including royal burial grounds in Egypt, an Indonesian archipelago of 1,500 islands and Turkish cliffs formerly inhabited by Bronze Age troglodytes (cave dwellers).—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mini Winnie is a western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus), a subspecies whose numbers have plummeted by more than 80% in the last two decades.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Caveman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caveman. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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