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swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweebnoun
an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
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nerdnoun
an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession
Synonyms:
dweeb, wonk, grind, swot
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Nate Berkus:
I’m a little bit of a nerd about stuff like that. I like doing the research. I like connecting the dots, i like understanding where things came from and what was happening in the world of the time when something was made.
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Jacinda Ardern:
You can be anxious, sensitive, kind, and wear your heart on your sleeve, you can be a mother or not, you can be an ex-Mormon or not, you can be a nerd, a crier, a hugger – you can be all of these things, and not only can you be here ; you can lead. Just like me.
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Sarah Mariucci:
Eye See You : How Criminal Defendants Have Utilized the Nerd Defense to Influence Jurors’ Perceptions.
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Greta Thunberg:
I actually enjoy it, i am a nerd.
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Joshua Green:
They have a lot in common with the people who spend the most time on the Internet, the centrality of cats to the digital world is because they have a cultural connection to the people who live there. The fact is, cats are just better nerd pets.
Translations for nerd
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- فظة إهانة, نيرد, مهوس, انطوائي, غيكArabic
- NerdCzech
- nørdDanish
- Nerd, SonderlingGerman
- σπασίκλας, φυτόGreek
- nerdoEsperanto
- friki, empollón, norio, cerebro, matado, nerd, nerdo, ñoño, mateoSpanish
- nohikEstonian
- nörttiFinnish
- nørdurFaroese
- nerdFrench
- kockafejûHungarian
- ներդ, կրծող, բոտանիկArmenian
- nördIcelandic
- secchioneItalian
- חנוןHebrew
- オタク, ナード, おたくJapanese
- 얼간이Korean
- nerdLatin
- nerdaMalay
- nerdDutch
- nerdNorwegian
- nerdPolish
- nerd, CDFPortuguese
- tocilarRomanian
- зануда, нерд, ботаник, ботанRussian
- nördSwedish
- வேலைக்காரிTamil
- เนิร์ด, หนอนหนังสือThai
- inek öğrenciTurkish
- ботанікUkrainian
- צעדרייטYiddish
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- geek
- techie
- dork
- dweeb
- goober
- goofball
- trekkie
- weirdo
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She was gaunt and tall and geeky and talked like an engineer, with the nerd accent.
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WORDS RELATED TO NERD
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- half-wit
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
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- knucklehead
- lame-brain
- lightweight
- moron
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- nincompoop
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- oaf
- pinhead
- scatterbrain
- schnook
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- computer specialist
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- nerd
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- clod
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- dunce
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- goose
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- ignoramus
- imbecile
- innocent
- jackass
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- lightweight
- loon
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- moron
- nerd
- nincompoop
- nitwit
- numskull
- oaf
- sap
- schlemiel
- simpleton
- softhead
- stooge
- sucker
- tomfool
- turkey
- twerp
- twit
- victim
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What is another word for nerd?
78 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ nˈɜːd], [ nˈɜːd], [ n_ˈɜː_d]
Related words: geek culture, nerd stuff, nerd movies, nerdy movies, nerdy books, nerd tv shows
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- diehard,
- drip,
- anorak,
- Drongo,
- pill,
- conservative,
- dinosaur,
- bore,
- fogey,
- like.
• dunce (noun)
- goof balls,
- lame brains,
- lame brain.
• fool (noun)
- innocents,
- lamebrain,
- fathead,
- twerps,
- sillies,
- Mooncalf,
- gooses,
- turkey,
- halfwit,
- dumb ox.
• grind (noun)
- grind.
• learner (noun)
- student.
• moron (noun)
- addlepates,
- mental defectives.
• nerd (noun)
- swot.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- wonk,
- lightweights,
- loonies,
- simples,
- schnook,
- mental defective,
- lame-brain,
- dunderheads,
- schnooks,
- scatterbrain,
- addlepate,
- geek,
- goof ball,
- birdbrains,
- dunderhead,
- dorks,
- birdbrain,
- knucklehead,
- scatterbrains,
- dork.
• person (noun)
- nerd.
• wonk (noun)
- Poindexter,
- greasy grind,
- dweeb,
- dweebs,
- swotter.
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Other synonyms:
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- hag,
- schmuck,
- cretin,
- softhead,
- schmo,
- fool,
- ninny,
- ding-dong,
- tomfool,
- ugly duckling.
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- dag,
- grotesque,
- gander.
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- sight.
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- simple.
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- dog.
• Other relevant words:
- disease,
- medicine,
- funny,
- college,
- school,
- university,
- character,
- guy.
How to use «Nerd» in context?
Most people would probably consider someone who is a «nerd» to be someone who is very smart and enjoys reading, studying, and learning in general. However, there is so much more to being a nerd than just being intelligent. It can actually be quite the opposite — someone who is a nerd can be quite quirky, idiosyncratic, and self-conscious. They might be a bit of an outcast, but paradoxically, they are also often very creative and insightful. They may not always be the most popular person, but they are certainly the smartest.
Paraphrases for Nerd:
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Independent
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Foreign word
idiot, smartass.
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Noun, singular or mass
loser, idiot.
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Noun, singular or mass
freak, geek.
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Noun, singular or mass
Homophones for Nerd:
- nereid, north, nimrod, ninurta, nerita, numerate, neritid, NRTI, ni-hard, nemertea, Norway Rat, narrate, Neruda, neritidae, nardoo, NNRTI, nard, narrowed, nerodia, nardo.
Hyponym for Nerd:
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n.
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person
expert.
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person
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- NERD synonyms at Thesaurus.com
- NERD synonyms and antonyms — Merriam-Webster dictionary
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