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INTELLECTUALS Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word intellectuals. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word intellectuals. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for INTELLECTUALS

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academics
nounn
adjective

• associated with academia or an academy

noun

• an educator who works at a college or university

adjective satellite

• hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result

• marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

brains
nounn
noun

• that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

• mental ability

• that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

• someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

• the brain of certain animals used as meat

verb

• hit on the head

• kill by smashing someone's skull

experts
nounn
noun

• a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully

adjective satellite

• having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

• of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood

intellects
nounn
noun

• knowledge and intellectual ability

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

• a person who uses the mind creatively

learners
nounn
noun

• someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

• works for an expert to learn a trade

pundits
nounn
noun

• someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

scholars
nounn
noun

• a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

• someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

• a student who holds a scholarship

thinkers
nounn
noun

• an important intellectual

• someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)

highbrow
adjectiveadj
noun

• a person of intellectual or erudite tastes

adjective satellite

• highly cultured or educated

cerebral
adjectiveadj
adjective

• involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct

• of or relating to the cerebrum or brain

intellect
nounn
noun

• knowledge and intellectual ability

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

• a person who uses the mind creatively

noetic
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

rational
adjectiveadj
adjective

• consistent with or based on or using reason

• capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers

noun

• an integer or a fraction

adjective satellite

• of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

• having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion)

Best Hypernyms For INTELLECTUALS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for intellectuals, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
individual mortal person somebody someone soul academicians philosophers scholars thinkers

Alternatives for ACADEMICS

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