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nerd

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Synonyms and Antonyms of nerd

1 a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits

The candidate accepted being characterized as a nerd and branded herself as smart and hardworking.

Synonyms of nerd

bookworm, grind

Words Related to nerd

egghead, highbrow, intellectual

academic, scholar

Near Antonyms of nerd

slacker, underachiever

2 a person with strong intellectual interests

a nerd who studies chemistry for fun

Synonyms of nerd

egghead, geek, highbrow, intellectual, longhair

Words Related to nerd

Brahmin, mandarin, sage

brain, genius, intellect, thinker, whiz, wizard

Near Antonyms of nerd

blockhead, dolt, dope, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fathead, half-wit, imbecile, moron, nitwit, pinhead, simpleton

Antonyms of nerd

anti-intellectual, lowbrow, philistine

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