Synonyms of geeks

geeks

noun

plural of geek

1

as in nerds

a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits

was quickly stereotyped as another computer geek

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nerds
• wonks
• bookworms
• weenies
• dorks
• scholars
• geniuses
• dinks
• brains
• intellectuals
• swots
• highbrows
• grinds
• techies
• academics
• gearheads
• bookmen
• double-domes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slackers
• underachievers
• goldbricks
• goof-offs
• lowbrows

2

as in intellectuals

a person with strong intellectual interests

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intellectuals
• nerds
• highbrows
• intellectualists
• longhairs
• wizards
• blues
• intellectualizers
• double-domes
• sages
• bluestockings
• Brahmins
• intellects
• brains
• mandarins
• thinkers
• geniuses
• pseuds
• whizzes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• philistines
• lowbrows
• morons
• imbeciles
• dummies
• dolts
• dopes
• anti-intellectuals
• blockheads
• dunces
• simpletons
• pinheads
• nitwits
• dumbbells
• fatheads
• half-wits

3

as in experts

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

• experts
• adepts
• scholars
• masters
• wizards
• gurus
• artists
• virtuosos
• specialists
• hands
• professionals
• connoisseurs
• enthusiasts
• authorities
• consultants
• maestros
• mavens
• cognoscenti
• hotshots
• proficients
• fiends
• aces
• sharks
• past masters
• meisters
• sharps
• fans
• whizzes
• dab hands
• crackerjacks
• pros
• aficionados
• craftsmen
• addicts
• devotees
• dabs
• buffs
• journeymen
• hired guns
• Renaissance men
• mistresses
• jacks-of-all-trades
• all-rounders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateurs
• novices
• beginners
• nonexperts
• apprentices
• neophytes
• laymen
• dabblers
• dilettantes
• inexperts
• nonprofessionals

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of geeks

In recent weeks, a number of states have been winning multibillion-dollar settlements from the computer geeks. — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026

Sure, something interesting might eventually happen, but no one outside of a few Canadian space geeks was paying much attention. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

To see which theater geeks could win trophies Monday, which ones are handing them out, and everything else to know about the 2026 Emmy Awards, read on. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026

Fortunately, Green’s film exists — and was not thrown into a little black hole by a bunch of accountants, never to be seen again — and can surely help cure any of the pain its backstory still inflicts on movie fans and Tunes geeks. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026

Funko occupies a massive physical footprint in a far corner of the convention center at SDCC, the annual pop culture festival that attracts over 130,000 fans and geeks from around the world. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

For aviation geeks or those who simply want to keep track of their plane’s unique flying data and route, squawk codes can be tracked on apps and websites like Flightradar24 and Flight Beacon. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026

The Big Bang Theory ran for 279 episodes across 12 seasons and followed the misadventures of a group of socially awkward science geeks and their much cooler female neighbors. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026

The weekend-afternoon sales events became a phenomenon, drawing crowds to marvel at his wide-ranging tastes — not just hardcore music geeks or bibliophiles, but appreciators of New York cultural lore. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026