ivory-towered

adjective

ivo·​ry-tow·​ered ˈī-v(ə-)rē-ˈtau̇(-ə)rd 

: divorced from reality and practical matters

an ivory-towered recluse

Synonyms

• academical
• academic

Examples of ivory-towered in a Sentence

an ivory-towered elite that always favors the candidate who is idealistic but unelectable

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ivory-towered

• cowered
• floured
• flowered
• froward
• glowered
• powered
• scoured
• showered
• soured
• towered
• devoured
• embowered