Heathen
Heathen adjective - Not civilized.
Usage example: old missionaries who mistakenly thought that they were going off to China to tame the heathen hordes
Neanderthal and heathen are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Neanderthal" instead the word "Heathen" as an adjective or a noun.
Neanderthal
Neanderthal noun - A man with crude manners and habits and outmoded attitudes.
Usage example: made the mistake of dining with some Neanderthal who repeatedly mistook his shirtsleeve for a napkin
Heathen and Neanderthal are semantically related. You can use "Heathen" instead the word "Neanderthal" as an adjective or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- oaf and heathen
- oaf and Neanderthal
- coarse and heathen
- coarse and Neanderthal
- barbarous and heathen
- barbarous and Neanderthal
- uncultured and heathen
- uncultured and Neanderthal
- barbaric and heathen
- barbaric and Neanderthal
- savage and heathen
- savage and Neanderthal
- barbarian and heathen
- barbarian and Neanderthal
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