GEEKY Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

geeky

adjective

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 With a sharp feel for political arithmetic and a slightly geeky approach to strategy, Hill-Lewis has cultivated constructive relationships with key figures in the ANC leadership, helped along by a personable, pragmatic style that plays well across party lines. —

Sam Mkokeli, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026 My spreadsheet used standard deviation, a geeky measurement, to learn that California’s confidence index is 53% more volatile than the national benchmark. —

Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 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

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The Paralympics feature athletes with eight kinds of physical disabilities (including limb deficiency and impaired muscle power) as well as vision and intellectual impairment.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
And there is no setting more emblematic of freedom—and its discontents—than the campus, where tenure is supposed to protect the intellectual liberty of faculty and students living independently for the first time try on new ideas and identities.

— Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026