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
The writer-director finds a playful entry point by starting not in Manhattan but in a majestic rocky landscape where the only signs of life are a hot caveman returning from foraging and placing a makeshift ring on the finger of the woman waiting for him.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
An investment in Carrier’s business, according to Welborn’s sales material, which also featured the HomeVestors caveman mascot, Ug, was both lucrative and secure.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
Fact checked by Sarah Scott New viral skin care 'caveman skin' trend promotes not using any products, or even water.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 12 May 2025
The latest social media skincare trend that everyone is talking about is the caveman method.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
An investment in Carrier’s business, according to Welborn’s sales material, which also featured the HomeVestors caveman mascot, Ug, was both lucrative and secure.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
Fact checked by Sarah Scott New viral skin care 'caveman skin' trend promotes not using any products, or even water.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 12 May 2025
The latest social media skincare trend that everyone is talking about is the caveman method.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for caveman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caveman
Noun
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The Gauls had been described as barbarians by Julius Caesar and Livy, but now had become these Ur people, far more ancient and civilized than their ancient Roman detractors.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Bautista will have the plum role of the immortal barbarian known as The Kurgen, who has been killing other immortals across the centuries in order to absorb their essence.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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The plan worked, and within hours, the animals were seen disappearing into the dark water, and emerging further down the line, to breathe from the holes the volunteers had placed in the ice above.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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While wild game roadkill are usually allowed to be picked up and taken home to eat in many parts of the country, some animals accidentally killed by a motor vehicle first require state notification, a license and other steps.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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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 5 Nov. 2025.
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