nerdish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nerdish
Adjective
  • McCormick has long been an advocate and supporter of Best Buddies, an organization that champions inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The book club has helped replicate the intellectual community that she’s missed since leaving school.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • McClanahan died in 2010 at age 76 after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage.
    Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Aranda is very cerebral and probably would play well in a strong academic environment.
    Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Noah is a debt-addled, nerdy middle-aged who feels totally emasculated by his inability to get a project off the ground.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The city has been taken over by a bunch of evil gangs and so the nerdy Scott Pilgrim and his pals, including Ramona Flowers and Lucas Lee come to the rescue.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Erdman also pointed out that a geeky metric meaningful to those of us in the meteorological community is also lagging.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Is this just marketing, or does scholarly research really support such claims?
    Brian W. Stone, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Joshi says teachers also tend to be a vocal crowd that isn’t shy about sharing their scholarly opinions.
    John Kell, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Nir Kshetri does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Growing up in Concord, North Carolina, just outside Charlotte, Jacob Palmer was a classic academic achiever.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Nerdish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerdish. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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