GEARHEAD Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

gearhead

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as in techie

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Recent Examples of gearhead At the North American International Auto Show, tires squeal as gearheads put shiny new vehicles through their paces on a pair of indoor tracks that sprawl across the event space. — Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026 For young gearheads, cars quickly factor into the equation, and the notion of utopia soon includes exploring those fabled peaks and valleys in one’s personal dream machine, often a Porsche 911. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 1 June 2026 The Mustang's potential performance capabilities are exciting for gearheads who are willing to spend extra cash to make the iconic American car as fast and loud as possible. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026 Now with 75 more horsepower than before, the 2027 Ram 1500 SRT TRX is a beast of a truck geared for gearheads. — Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gearhead

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Noun

In concluding remarks, Hao asked each panelist what inspired techies should be focusing on now.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Many were seemingly furious about San Francisco techies or the concept of polyamory.

— Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of techie

Noun

Crisis and renewal are strictly a matter of marketing now, a fiction that permanently assigns the Democrats the role of technocrats managing national decline while Republicans get to stand for muscular optimism and economic expansion.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
In France, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party has opportunistically seized on air-conditioning, portraying it as an urgent quality-of-life issue that moralizing environmentalists and overreaching technocrats have ignored.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of technocrat

Noun

The weekend-afternoon sales events became a phenomenon, drawing crowds to marvel at his wide-ranging tastes — not just hardcore music geeks or bibliophiles, but appreciators of New York cultural lore.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026
By now, however, most know him as the lovable, cello-playing geek Leonard Hofstadter who married the pretty blonde waitress.

— Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026

Definition of geek

Noun

Audiences and technophiles have been wowed, but film purists have howled over the trimming of more than 25 minutes of runtime, including some musical numbers.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 June 2026
On its own, the G2 only offers enough changes to justify that technophile urge if the Conversate AI feature appeals to you.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026

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