INTELLIGENTSIA Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word intelligentsia. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for INTELLIGENTSIA
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literati | nounn | |||||||
noun • the literary intelligentsia | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
cognoscenti | nounn | |||||||
noun • Someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field; a connoisseur. | ||||||||
intellectuals | nounn | |||||||
adjective • appealing to or using the intellect • involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct noun • a person who uses the mind creatively adjective satellite • of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind | ||||||||
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) | ||||||||
clerisy | nounn | |||||||
noun • an educated and intellectual elite |