Synonyms of nerds

nerds

noun

plural of nerd

1

as in geeks

a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits

was such a nerd in college that she spent Saturday nights at the library

Synonyms & Similar Words

• geeks
• genii
• wonks
• bookworms
• dorks
• weenies
• scholars
• geniuses
• dinks
• brains
• intellectuals
• swots
• highbrows
• grinds
• techies
• academics
• bookmen
• gearheads
• double-domes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slackers
• underachievers
• goldbricks
• goof-offs
• lowbrows

2

as in intellectuals

a person with strong intellectual interests

an unlikely romance between a nerd and a campus beauty queen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intellectuals
• geeks
• highbrows
• intellectualists
• longhairs
• wizards
• blues
• intellectualizers
• double-domes
• Brahmins
• bluestockings
• genii
• sages
• intellects
• brains
• mandarins
• thinkers
• geniuses
• pseuds
• whizzes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• philistines
• lowbrows
• morons
• imbeciles
• dummies
• dolts
• dopes
• blockheads
• anti-intellectuals
• dunces
• simpletons
• pinheads
• nitwits
• dumbbells
• fatheads
• half-wits