Synonyms for Neanderthal
niˈæn dərˌθɔl, neɪˈɑn dərˌtɑl; -ˌtɔl, -ˌtɑlne·an·derthal

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1. Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensisadjective

   extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

   Antonyms:
   refined

2. boorish, loutish, neanderthal, neandertal, oafish, swinishadjective

   ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

   "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"

   Synonyms:
   boorish, piggy, porcine, neanderthal, neandertal, piggish, swinish, oafish, hoggish, loutish

   Antonyms:
   refined

3. Neanderthal, Neanderthalian, Neandertaladjective

   relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man

   "Neanderthal skull"

   Synonyms:
   loutish, oafish, boorish, neandertal, neanderthal, swinish

   Antonyms:
   refined

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Neanderthal

   Synonyms:
   Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, Neanderthal Man

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1. Chris Stringer:

   I think the Science paper is a remarkable technical achievement and opens up many possibilities for future work in Eurasia on caves with no Neanderthal( or Denisovan) fossils.

2. Sriram Sankararaman:

   You’re going along the genome and there is the X chromosome or there are genes expressed in testes. Basically, these parts of the genome have less Neanderthal or Denisovan.

3. Ameline Bardo:

   If you were to shake a Neanderthal hand you would notice this difference, there would be confusion over where to place the thumb, and for a thumb fight I think you would win in terms of speed and movement !

4. Italian Cultural Ministry:

   Together with the two other skulls found in the past, they bring the total number of individuals in the Guattari Cave to 11, confirming it as one of the most significant sites in the world for the history of Neanderthal man.

5. Tony Capra:

   We can't blame Neanderthals for Covid. That's a damaging response, and that's why I want to emphasize so much the social and environmental factors are the real things that people should be worrying about, that said, as a geneticist, I think it is important to know the evolutionary history of the genetic variants we find that do have effects on traits. The effects of Neanderthal DNA traits are detectable, but they're modest.