Definitions

nerdy

[nur-dee] / ˈnɜr di /

ADJECTIVE

awkward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amateurish rude stiff

WEAK

all thumbs artless blundering bulky bumbling bungling butterfingers coarse floundering gawky graceless green having two left feet having two left hands incompetent inept inexpert klutzy lumbering maladroit oafish stumbling uncoordinated uncouth unfit ungainly ungraceful unhandy unpolished unrefined unskilled unskillful

Antonyms

WEAK

adroit artful clever convenient dexterous easy elegant graceful handy skillful straightforward

ADJECTIVE

studious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bookish contemplative diligent earnest industrious reflective thoughtful

WEAK

academic assiduous bookworm busy careful eager grubbing hard-working intellectual learned lettered meditative sedulous serious well-informed well-read

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorant inactive lazy lethargic negligent stupid thoughtless unthoughtful

WEAK

inattentive unscholarly

ADJECTIVE

unpopular

Synonyms

WEAK

abhorred avoided creepy despised detested disesteemed disfavored disliked drip dumpy execrated gross loathed loser lousy obnoxious ostracized out out of favor rejected scorned shunned unaccepted unattractive uncared-for undesirable unloved unvalued unwanted unwelcome weird wimpy

Antonyms

WEAK

delightful desirable fashionable liked popular wanted

Example Sentences

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Inflation watchers in the private sector said the BEA move was justified, but they faulted the agency for not giving the public a heads up, even for such a nerdy statistical thing.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

The former Manchester mayor comes off as a gregarious, upbeat fellow with an admittedly nerdy overlay.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Though serious, Parsons’ handsomeness prevents him from looking stereotypically nerdy.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

However, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI recently said it identified "goblin" and "gremlin" creeping into its systems' responses - a quirk it believes arose after a tool it trained to have a nerdy persona incentivised mentioning the creatures.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

And her horn-rimmed glasses managed to look hip, bookish, and nerdy all at once.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

And then, look, I think we’ve had a lot of fun talking about some of the nerdier aspects of this platform.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2023

But by the time the third generation took over the business, guitars dominated, and nothing was nerdier than playing accordion.

From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022

It’s a perfect combination of the hunkiness Bettany delivered in Wimbledon and A Knight’s Tale and the nerdier allure he exhibited in Master and Commander.

From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2021

From a nerdier technical perspective, it’s amazing to see that standup, stripped entirely of any actual content, can still be recognisable as standup.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2020

So we could also talk about our dads, try to figure out which one is nerdier.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

Next to them, Colbert plied his art slyly, even mildly, but regularly and in ways the nerdiest students of comedy could appreciate.

From Salon ● May 21, 2026

The artificial-intelligence investment theme can include a lot of hype about demand, colorful language about the future of work, incomprehensible descriptions of computing power, and technical jargon that would test even the nerdiest of experts.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

It’s the nerdiest game to play, but I’ll go and spend 50 cents and play for an hour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025

BBC London went along to the rehearsals of London's "nerdiest" choir.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2023

But the black girls were the sweetest, smartest, nerdiest kids.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana