BLUESTOCKING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

bluestocking

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Definition of bluestocking

as in intellectual

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Recent Examples of bluestocking The parents—a dapper young fogy with ramrod posture and a soulful, slightly rumpled bluestocking—stand behind two tidy little girls in matching sailor suits. — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023 But Peck is already aware of Imogen's penchant for pandemonium, resisting the task of baby-sitting a bluestocking. — Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2023 One of them was the famous 18th-century bluestocking Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, wife of Edward Montagu, a British ambassador. — David Pryce-Jones, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 His polar opposite, meanwhile, was the pair of bluestockings to his left. — Nicholas M. Gallagher, National Review, 21 Mar. 2020

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The trend toward treating it as a celebrity hobby or a passion project is symptomatic of the current wider social phobia of experts and intellectuals.

— Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Activists abroad have expressed concern about deportees returning to Iran, whose theocracy has been cracking down on intellectuals and where the government vociferously cracks down on any dissent.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of intellectual

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Deadline asks the Festival chief whether Series Mania is focused on the highbrow of the drama spectrum.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Richie Grainge herself has evolved her stylistic approach from an ostentatious Los Angeleno verve into a look that’s more low-key highbrow.

— Nick Remsen, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024

Definition of highbrow

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Continue reading … ‘LOST STATE’ — Somali Dem's resumé sparks intense scrutiny after flipping GOP seat blue in Minnesota.

— , FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The traditionally deep-red state of Texas flipped blue in Tuesday's election at the gubernatorial level, with big implications for the data center buildout and the wider AI trade as a result.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of blue

Noun

The shelves behind his desk are filled with fun nerd memorabilia, like an Obi-Wan Kenobi toy and a still-unboxed Wolverine.

— Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
His presence was transformative; Stewart made the goofiest, most easily disregarded TV franchise for nerds and nobodies into a work full of warmth and gravitas.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

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