RENAISSANCE MAN Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

Renaissance man

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Definition of Renaissance man

as in polymath

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Recent Examples of Renaissance man Acclaimed designer Jonathan Adler is the definition of a Renaissance man. — Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2026 In his quest to become a better, stronger, more accomplished pitcher, Rockies Renaissance man Ryan Feltner is going back to the Stone Age. — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026 Today, Berg is a Renaissance man for the age of wellness misinformation. — Alexa Lee, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026 Artist, inventor and anatomist Leonardo da Vinci was the definition of a Renaissance man — and scientists are aiming to unlock the secrets of his genius on a genetic level. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Renaissance man

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The first scientist to address this question was a Belgian polymath named Adolphe Quetelet (1796–1874).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
Zhang Heng’s seismoscope Chinese polymath Zhang Heng created his earthquake-detecting instrument in 132 CE.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of polymath

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Though the building is clearly old (it was built in 1913), its shutters are a curiously contemporary shade of blue, sitting brightly next to the terra-cotta roof.

— Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Amber Liekhus stars as an iconic blues singer during a tempestuous recording session in 1927 Chicago.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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And for all the Padres’ successes under private equity wizard Peter Seidler, his biggest bet went bust, the ‘23 Padres missing the playoffs despite his approving MLB’s third-highest payroll.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
He a notoriously vain, boastful and fame-obsessed wizard well versed in Memory Charms who is recruited by Dumbledore as Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

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According to health officials, exposure to rabies can also happen when a person touches a bat's saliva or brain tissue or wakes up with one in their bedroom.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
An 8-year-old has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been encountered while swimming in a lake near her home, her family and health officials said.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of brain

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Did the person who edited Albert Einstein’s April 1950 article on his general theory of relativity enjoy a philosophical chat with the revolutionary thinker?

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
As Hythlodaeus remarks, the political thinkers of the time would dismiss the whole thing as nonsense.

— Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of thinker

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

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