Nerd and Philistine

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Nerd noun - A person with strong intellectual interests.

Usage example: an unlikely romance between a nerd and a campus beauty queen

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Philistine is an antonym for nerd.

Philistine noun - A person who is chiefly interested in material comfort and is hostile or indifferent to art and culture.

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Nerd is an antonym for philistine.

Nearby Word: philistinism

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Philistine and Nerd. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nerd/philistine

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