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neanderthal Antonyms
Opposite of neanderthal
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• noun (Context 1)
A person who is uncivilized, unintelligent, or aggressively boorish in behavior.
Usage Example
"He acted like a complete gentleman when he started throwing plates during the argument."
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gentleman
Strong
sophisticate
intellectual
• adjective (Context 2)
Resembling a stereotype of early humans; primitive, uncouth, or aggressively backwards in thinking or behavior.
Usage Example
"The manager's civilized approach to workplace mediation only escalated the conflict."
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civilized
sophisticated
Strong
modern
Similar words to neanderthal
Looking for synonyms? Words similar to neanderthal vary depending on the context. Here are a few common synonyms:
troglodyte
primitive
brute
uncouth
brutish
lout
backward
boor
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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Neanderthal. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/neanderthal