as in intellectual
much given to learning and thinking
one university campus on which the geeky student will not feel like a social outcast
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Recent Examples of geeky
My spreadsheet used standard deviation, a geeky measurement, to learn that California’s confidence index is 53% more volatile than the national benchmark.
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
The sneakers once derided by Ryan Gosling’s character in the 2011 film Crazy, Stupid Love as a brand that nobody other than a geeky Steve Jobs had any right to wear are now selling best among style-conscious 18- to 27-year-olds.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Nov. 2025
An obscure and slightly geeky type of energy is integral to the state's plan for addressing the looming energy crisis.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
So many showgoers opted for the geeky-chic print during Fashion Month, and every brand from Zara to Miu Miu currently offers its own take.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
In fact, the professional audiovisual presentation and all the attention to geeky details might be Rogue Incursion's greatest strength.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Marchetti's memoir demonstrates that the geeky kid from Ravenna and the global fashion icon are complementary facets of a life lived at the intersection of beauty and technology.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The labels recognized her talent — a geeky theater kid who happened to be a writing prodigy.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
The sneakers once derided by Ryan Gosling’s character in the 2011 film Crazy, Stupid Love as a brand that nobody other than a geeky Steve Jobs had any right to wear are now selling best among style-conscious 18- to 27-year-olds.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Nov. 2025
An obscure and slightly geeky type of energy is integral to the state's plan for addressing the looming energy crisis.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
So many showgoers opted for the geeky-chic print during Fashion Month, and every brand from Zara to Miu Miu currently offers its own take.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
In fact, the professional audiovisual presentation and all the attention to geeky details might be Rogue Incursion's greatest strength.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Marchetti's memoir demonstrates that the geeky kid from Ravenna and the global fashion icon are complementary facets of a life lived at the intersection of beauty and technology.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The labels recognized her talent — a geeky theater kid who happened to be a writing prodigy.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geeky
Adjective
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Tangible cultural heritage consists of physical elements, like monuments, artifacts, and historic sites, while intangible cultural heritage consists of intellectual elements, like customs, traditions, and languages.—
Kristin Houser,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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In each place, searching for traces of Katharine Blodgett’s intellectual and personal footprint.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Frye believes that cerebral folate deficiency is present in many children with autism.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2026
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In Aquarius, this manifests in a very real, social or cerebral way.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Otis… oh, sweet, dear, nerdy Otis.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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After a prologue suggesting that creepy things were happening at a government lab, the pilot was mostly introducing viewers to a group of nerdy friends who would soon be joined by a mysterious telekinetic girl with short hair in Hawkins, Indiana, circa 1983.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Geeky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geeky. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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