RENAISSANCE MEN Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

Renaissance men

noun

plural of Renaissance man

as in polymaths

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Leonardo was one of history’s greatest polymaths, filling notebooks with designs across a range of disciplines, including flying machines that wouldn't be realized for centuries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 June 2026
Private Money, Public Breakthroughs To call Saad Bhamla and his seven co-recipients polymaths is more than flattery.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Definition of polymaths

Noun

Women are compelled to suppress their desires, intellects, and emotions in Gilead.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
While the likes of Philo and Trotter have expanded upon the idea by prioritizing people whose intellects align with their brand values, Jacquemus takes it to another level.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026

Definition of intellects

Noun

If Pangram’s tools are accurate, 260 out of 310 people who published guest articles in the NYT, WSJ, and Washington Post did it entirely with their own brains (or perhaps the brains of an underling).

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
The study described the importance of reducing stigma about cognitive decline, helping people care for their brains to decrease dementia risk and acknowledging the impacts dementia has on families and households.

— Hillary Lum, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of brains

Noun

Not in the esoteric way that speaks to intellectuals and insiders.

— Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent developments have made new an old idea that emerged among nineteenth-century intellectuals in tsarist Russia who rebelled against the elite fixation with the West.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of intellectuals

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The Lacob family — featuring Joe and his son, assistant general manager Kirk — has long operated like venture capital disruptors LARPing as basketball savants.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
The treasure trove, which includes exclusive pieces from Hermès, Louis Vuitton, and more, has sent style savants on the internet into a frenzy.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 June 2026

Definition of savants

Noun

Look to Rainbow Swiss chard, multicolor lettuces, purple-leaf basil, dusky blue kales or cabbages, and variegated perennial thymes and sages.

— Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026
Black sages have shown that Black rage will not be silenced; rather, it is directed toward creative expression.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Definition of sages

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