Brain and Neanderthal

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Brain noun - A very smart person.

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Neanderthal is an antonym for brain.

Nearby Words: brainstorm, brainy, brainless, brained, braining

Neanderthal noun - A big clumsy often slow-witted person.

Usage example: they looked like a tribe of Neanderthals compared to the bridegroom's patrician-looking family

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Brain is an antonym for Neanderthal.

In the Farscape episode "My Three Crichtons" an alien probe creates two clones of Crichton, one looks like a tall neanderthal, the other is bald with a large head that resembles the surface of a brain.

Source: Evolutionary Levels
As a side note, the differing structure of the Neanderthal brain also means that they don't have UFO or other paranormal experiences and while they are technologically capable of space travel, they never developed the desire to do so as a result.

Source: Literature / The Neanderthal Parallax

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