neanderthal[adjective]Synonyms: old-fashioned, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, oldfangled, old-time, outdated, unmodern, vintage
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ne‧an‧der‧thal /niˈændəˌtɑːl $ -dərˌθɒːl, -ˌtɑːl/
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Neanderthal, valley of the Neander river in Germany, where bones of Neanderthal man were found in 1856]
1. (
also Neanderthal) an early type of human being
2. a man who is big, ugly, and stupid
3. someone who has old-fashioned ideas and opposes change
—neanderthal adjective:
his neanderthal attitude towards women [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲