neanderthal

noun

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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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