as in barbarian
a man with crude manners and habits and outmoded attitudes
married a caveman who spends all his free time swigging beer and watching sports on TV
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Recent Examples of caveman
The diet, also known as the caveman or Stone-Age diet, is based on foods that humans ate during the Paleolithic era, according to Cleveland Clinic.
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Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
There are two main variations to the caveman method: water-only and no-contact.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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From the time of cavemen and hieroglyphics, humans have been storytellers.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
That is now as pathetic to me as a fetid caveman’s toolmaking would be to a great thinker like da Vinci or even Edgar Allen Poe.
—Graham Techler, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
There are two main variations to the caveman method: water-only and no-contact.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Frame The Brand Story As A Relatable Hero’s Journey
From the time of cavemen and hieroglyphics, humans have been storytellers.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
That is now as pathetic to me as a fetid caveman’s toolmaking would be to a great thinker like da Vinci or even Edgar Allen Poe.
—Graham Techler, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caveman
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Once, some 2,000 years ago, so many such personages (then known as barbarians) came to Paris simultaneously that the city was destroyed.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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This new Leo is poised to save America’s democracy from American barbarians within, seeking to destroy centuries of democratic compromise toward a more perfect union.—
Emmett Coyne,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
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Writer and director Gunn has designed the movie to appeal to children, from the bright look of the film to lots of animals and colorful characters running around.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Bats are the leading cause of rabies transmission to humans in the U.S. Louisville health officials are encouraging residents to use caution and diligence around wild animals after a bat found in the Okolona neighborhood tested positive for rabies.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
11 July 2025
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Beyond its direct usage, the bone tool also helps contextualize Neanderthal’s relationship to cave lions, which coexisted alongside them for hundreds of thousands of years.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
9 July 2025
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Details in the new research suggest that Neanderthals may have been unexpectedly sophisticated in their approach to nutrition, too.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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Mini Winnie is a western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus), a subspecies whose numbers have plummeted by more than 80% in the last two decades.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Warren Buffet was considered a technical troglodyte for never investing in the dot-com boom.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Caveman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caveman. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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