Synonyms of geek

geek

noun

1

as in nerd

a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits

was quickly stereotyped as another computer geek

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nerd
• bookworm
• wonk
• dork
• weenie
• scholar
• genius
• dink
• swot
• intellectual
• grind
• brain
• highbrow
• techie
• bookman
• gearhead
• academic
• double-dome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slacker
• underachiever
• lowbrow
• goof-off
• goldbrick

2

as in intellectual

a person with strong intellectual interests

a jock-dominated campus on which geeks were either ridiculed or ignored

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intellectual
• nerd
• highbrow
• intellectualist
• wizard
• blue
• longhair
• double-dome
• intellectualizer
• sage
• Brahmin
• intellect
• bluestocking
• mandarin
• genius
• thinker
• brain
• whiz
• pseud

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• philistine
• lowbrow
• moron
• dope
• imbecile
• dunce
• dolt
• dummy
• simpleton
• blockhead
• pinhead
• anti-intellectual
• dumbbell
• nitwit
• fathead
• half-wit

3

as in expert

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

a friend who is an audio-video geek set up my home theater for me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expert
• scholar
• master
• wizard
• adept
• guru
• virtuoso
• artist
• authority
• specialist
• connoisseur
• ace
• proficient
• maestro
• whiz
• fiend
• enthusiast
• consultant
• hotshot
• professional
• maven
• shark
• past master
• meister
• crackerjack
• sharp
• dab hand
• fan
• hand
• cognoscente
• craftsman
• dab
• mavin
• addict
• pro
• crackajack
• aficionado
• devotee
• buff
• afficionado
• journeyman
• hired gun
• mistress
• Renaissance man
• jack-of-all-trades
• all-rounder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateur
• novice
• apprentice
• beginner
• neophyte
• layman
• dilettante
• nonexpert
• inexpert
• dabbler
• nonprofessional