Synonyms of nerd

nerd

noun

ˈnərd 

1

as in geek

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

• geek
• bookworm
• dork
• wonk
• weenie
• scholar
• genius
• dink
• swot
• intellectual
• grind
• brain
• highbrow
• techie
• bookman
• academic
• gearhead
• double-dome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slacker
• underachiever
• lowbrow
• goof-off
• goldbrick

2

as in intellectual

a person with strong intellectual interests

an unlikely romance between a nerd and a campus beauty queen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intellectual
• geek
• highbrow
• intellectualist
• wizard
• blue
• longhair
• double-dome
• intellectualizer
• sage
• Brahmin
• intellect
• bluestocking
• mandarin
• thinker
• genius
• brain
• whiz
• pseud

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• philistine
• lowbrow
• moron
• dope
• dunce
• imbecile
• dolt
• dummy
• blockhead
• simpleton
• anti-intellectual
• pinhead
• dumbbell
• nitwit
• fathead
• half-wit

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of nerd

Everyone was wearing those chunky nerd glasses, and so suddenly nerddom became the norm. —Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024

On Tuesday, the tech giant unveiled its most futuristic facility ever—a massive complex the size of 55 football fields that should fast become a robot nerds play land. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024

Aaron Vick Aaron Vick is a multi-x founder, former CEO, best-selling author, process and workflow nerd and early-stage/growth advisor focused on Web3. —Aaron Vick, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024

Finally, real nerds will want to pay attention to the elections for the Wisconsin Assembly — the lower chamber of its state legislature — on election night. —Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024