neanderthaladjective
uk/niːˈæn.dəˌtɑːl/us/niːˈæn.dɚˌtɑːl/(of people or beliefs) very old-fashioned and not willing to change:
He criticized what he described as the "neanderthal tendencies" of the right wing of the party.
disapproving (of people) rude or offensive
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Old or old-fashioned
- a thing of the past idiom
- age-old
- ageing
- aging
- ancient
- creaky
- feel your age idiom
- fossilized
- frumpy
- fusty
- have had its/your day idiom
- hoary
- oldish
- out of date
- outdated
- outmoded
- outworn
- used
- vintage
- went out with the ark idiom
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