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
An investment in Carrier’s business, according to Welborn’s sales material, which also featured the HomeVestors caveman mascot, Ug, was both lucrative and secure.
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Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
Fact checked by Sarah Scott New viral skin care 'caveman skin' trend promotes not using any products, or even water.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 12 May 2025
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.
—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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Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
Fact checked by Sarah Scott New viral skin care 'caveman skin' trend promotes not using any products, or even water.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 12 May 2025
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.
—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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caveman
Noun
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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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Several of the pieces sport bold patterns, including three conversational prints from illustrator Brandon Campbell — desert, coastal and pines — that feature graphics of the nature and animals.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
23 July 2025
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One way the department is minimizing conflict is by having range riders present for animals in open range.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Regardless of the reason for Neanderthals’ demise, many humans have Neanderthal DNA today.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
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And that’s mostly true; Neanderthals in both places used broadly similar techniques to make similar tools: triangular flakes and points, knapped from flint.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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