neanderthal
nounHow to pronounce neanderthal:
Definition of neanderthal:
- neanderthal (noun):
- a hominid (homo neanderthalensis synonym h. sapiens neanderthalensis) known from skeletal remains in europe, northern africa, and western asia that lived from about 30,000 to 200,000 years ago
Synonyms for neanderthal:
anthropoid
ape
beast
blunderer
brute
chump
clod
clodhopper
clown
creep
donkey
dummy
fool
gawk
goose
heel
homo sapiens neanderthalensis
hulk
idiot
ignoramus
imbecile
looney
loser
lout
lubber
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Antonyms for neanderthal:
accomplished
advanced
affable
calm
civil
civilised
civilized
courteous
couth
cultivated
cultured
decent
decorous
developed
domesticated
educated
elegant
enlightened
genteel
gentle
gentlemanly
good mannered
gracious
highbrow
humane
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