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
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.
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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
This geeky economic statistic has morphed into political brownie points for the state by comparing California’s business output to the latest global GDP rankings from the International Monetary Fund.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 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
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
This geeky economic statistic has morphed into political brownie points for the state by comparing California’s business output to the latest global GDP rankings from the International Monetary Fund.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 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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The petulant, back-stabby intrigue between various parties here sometimes makes the hero rather unsympathetic, with photogenic singer-actor Pena Hernandez’s puppyish turn not conveying a great deal of complexity, let alone artistic o intellectual potential.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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His portrayal of a pompous, yapping intellectual who's rotten to the core rings uncomfortably true, as do the performances of Thatcher and East as their characters nonverbally communicate their discomfort to each other.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Smith secures a dynasty On a team crowded with superstars, the cerebral catcher can go unnoticed.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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When Mercury and Uranus retrograde face off across the sky, the result is purely cerebral and quite electric.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Like, the nerdy part of that is very interesting to me.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Portrayed with great humor, and a light touch barely ever achieved by young actors, Devi’s best challenges involve boys—especially Ben, her nerdy competition for top of the class, and Paxton—a hot athlete.—
John Ortved,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Geeky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geeky. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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