Synonyms for neandertal

Synonyms for (noun) neandertal

Synonyms: Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, Neandertal, Neandertal man, Neanderthal, Neanderthal man

Definition: extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

Similar words: homo, human, human being, man

Definition: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage


Synonyms for (adj) neandertal

Synonyms: swinish, neandertal, neanderthal, oafish, loutish, boorish

Definition: ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

Usage: was boorish and insensitive; the loutish manners of a bully; her stupid oafish husband; aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude

Similar words: unrefined

Definition: (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth

Usage: how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?


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