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
• wonks
• bookworms
• dorks
• weenies
• scholars
• geniuses
• brains
• dinks
• 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
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nerds

Today’s Theme This crossword is a tribute to Scrabble, another beloved pastime of word nerds. — New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026

McCartney 3, 2, 1 wasn’t exclusively aimed at music nerds, but a certain measure of nerdiness was ideal for appreciating the six-episode deep dive, which featured thorough lyrical analysis and ruminations on a unique journey. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

The kind of weird minutiae that only nerds pull out of old archives. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

That's a small sample size compared to the massive administrative datasets that tend to dazzle today's econ nerds. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Speaking of giant nerds, our math tells us that the average cost for a unit sold in a broadcast entertainment program during the 2016-17 upfront worked out to around $170,000 a pop once inflation was factored into the calculus. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Few things are more entertaining to Boise music nerds than seeing which performers made Idahoans stampede the ICCU Grandstand at Expo Idaho. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 31 Aug. 2026

That gives Porsche’s 911 nerds more time to come up with a creative solution to their current hybrid predicament. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Aug. 2026

The cool part about the idea of video is introducing more people to hip-hop writing outside of us nerds. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 25 Aug. 2026