Intellectual synonyms | Best 59 synonyms for intellectual

brainy

Intelligent; smart.

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mental

(--- Slang) Emotionally upset; crazed:

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longhair

A person considered to have excessively refined taste for the arts.

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learned (related)

Derived from experience; acquired by learning.

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psychical

(Theology) Pertaining to the animal nature of man, as opposed to the spirit. [from 18th c.]

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highbrow

A person having or affecting highly cultivated, intellectual tastes; intellectual

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psychic

Beyond natural or known physical processes

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intellect

A person's individual ability to think and reason:

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stupid (antonym)

Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.

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brain

By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.

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cerebral

Appealing to or requiring the use of the intellect; intellectual rather than emotional:

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intelligent

Characterized by thoughtful interaction.

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scholar

A specialist in a given branch of knowledge:

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pundit

A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar. [from 17th c.]

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ignorant (antonym)

(Slang) Ill-mannered, crude.

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foolish (antonym)

Ridiculous; absurd

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simple (antonym)

Easy to understand, do, or carry out:

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dunce (antonym)

A stupid person; a dolt.

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ignoramus (antonym)

An ignorant and stupid person

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intellective

Of, relating to, or generated by the intellect.

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psychological

Of psychology

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sophisticated

Highly complex, refined, or developed; characterized by advanced form, technique, etc.

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thoughtful

Exhibiting or characterized by careful thought:

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knowledgeable

Intelligent and perceptive

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linguistic (related)

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noetic

Of or pertaining to the mind or intellect.

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bookish

Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.

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bookworm

Any of various insects, especially booklice and silverfish, that infest books and feed on the paste in the bindings.

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egghead

An intellectual; a highbrow.

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rational (related)

(Mathematics) Capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers.

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illuminati

Members of certain associations in Europe who combined to promote social reform in pursuit of perfection; especially one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt.

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aesthetics (related)

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genius

Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.

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philosopher

A person who studies or is an expert in philosophy

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academic

Alternative form of academic.

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bluestocking

A woman with strong scholarly or literary interests.

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braintruster

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studious (related)

Characterized by close attention; thoughtful

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literati

The literary intelligentsia.

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mind

(Philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.

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thinker

An intellectual, such as a philosopher or theologian.

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thoughts (related)

Relating to or performed by the mind

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ability (related)

Skill, expertness, or talent

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nonintellectual (antonym)

Not intellectual

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emotional (antonym)

Arousing or intended to arouse the emotions:

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cultural (related)

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moral (related)

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ideological (related)

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political (related)

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emergent (related)

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philosophical (related)

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member of the intelligentsia

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brilliant

Highly intelligent.

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knowing

Possessing knowledge, information, or understanding:

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aesthetic (related)

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artistic (related)

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literary (related)

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einstein

A highly intelligent person

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academician

(Now chiefly US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic. [from 17th c.]

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