as in barbarian
a man with crude manners and habits and outmoded attitudes
a political troglodyte who didn't have a grasp of the concerns of young voters
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Related Stories Fire rages in the forest one night when the village’s de facto guardian Maxim (Willem Dafoe), and his troupe of gun-toting child troglodytes trained in his image, hunt the Ochi (humans blame them for the disappearance of farm animals).
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
In a cold open that could have been co-written by a Moms for Liberty chapter, Tulsa King lets its charming troglodyte anti(ish)-hero Dwight Manfredi take a few swings at the state of modern education in the form of the cartoonish progressive day school to which his grandchildren are to be sent.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
Egalitarian despots: hierarchy steepness, reciprocity and the grooming-trade model in wild chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes
WIREs Cognitive Science.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
With respect to the troglodytes out there, climate change is real.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
In a cold open that could have been co-written by a Moms for Liberty chapter, Tulsa King lets its charming troglodyte anti(ish)-hero Dwight Manfredi take a few swings at the state of modern education in the form of the cartoonish progressive day school to which his grandchildren are to be sent.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
Egalitarian despots: hierarchy steepness, reciprocity and the grooming-trade model in wild chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes
WIREs Cognitive Science.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
With respect to the troglodytes out there, climate change is real.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troglodyte
Noun
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Live television crews captured the chaos, each faction functioning as another barbarian at the gate.—
Jenny Lumet,
Vanity Fair,
10 Feb. 2026
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And if any of you barbarians out there slather ranch dressing on your wings, there’s a special place in hell just for you.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Wild animals had gnawed through the pressurized canisters, releasing the chemicals inside.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Wash and brush the animals in your house to lessen the amount of allergens in the air.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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This old-style Bavarian beer hall can accommodate all fans of Germanic cuisine with jäger schnitzel, wild-boar sausages and a baked pork shank that looks like something a caveman would thomp a dinosaur with.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
19 Jan. 2026
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But given our caveman approach, that possibility is now gone.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Troglodyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troglodyte. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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