Synonyms for geek
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Nerd — A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard…
nerd, freak, anorak, buff, gimp, propeller head, flabbergast, technoid, dork slang, otaku slang, nerdbrain slang
2. Loser — an unfashionable or socially undesirable person
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun.
Most famous actors are really theater geeks at heart.
- n. 2
An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
Why do you hang around with them? They’re just geeks.
- n. 3
A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
I once saw a geek bite the head off a live chicken.
- n. 4
An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.
My laptop’s locked up again. I need a geek.
Forms
- Plural
- geeks → nerds, freaks, anoraks, buffs…
Example sentences
- freak Have you ever seen anyone freak out the way she did?
- nerd That prog nerd keeps trying to talk to me about Rush.
- buff Ziri and Skura didn't know that Yanni was a film buff.
- anorak My anorak, such as it was, stood me in good stead.
- hacker The hacker routed his connection through Germany.
By length
- 4 letters
- nerd1, buff1, dork, gimp
- 5 letters
- freak1, loser2, flake1, otaku, nonce1, dekko
- 6 letters
- hacker2, gander2, anorak3
- 7 letters
- oddball2
- 8 letters
- butchers2, technoid
- 9 letters
- eccentric3, nerdbrain
- 11 letters
- flabbergast3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (loser2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
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