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highbrow

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of highbrow

much given to learning and thinking
  • finally, a TV series that appeals to a highbrow audience
Synonyms of highbrow

cerebral, eggheaded, geeky, highbrowed, intellectual, intellectualistic, nerdish, nerdy
Words Related to highbrow

cultivated, cultured

erudite, learned, literate, scholarly, well-read

academic (also academical), bookish, professorial

didactic, high-toned, hyperintellectual, pedantic

educated, schooled

brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, intelligent, quick-witted, smart
Near Antonyms of highbrow

uncultivated, uncultured

ignorant, illiterate, uneducated, unlettered, unread

dumb, foolish, idiotic (also idiotical), moronic, slow, stupid, unintelligent

benighted, unenlightened
Antonyms of highbrow

anti-intellectual, lowbrow, nonintellectual, philistine

highbrow

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of highbrow

a person with strong intellectual interests
  • Guests at her elegant dinner parties are a mix of the city's highbrows and captains of industry.
Synonyms of highbrow

egghead, geek, intellectual, longhair, nerd
Words Related to highbrow

bluestocking

Brahmin, mandarin, sage

brain, genius, intellect, thinker, whiz, wizard
Near Antonyms of highbrow

blockhead, dolt, dope, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fathead, half-wit, imbecile, moron, nitwit, pinhead, simpleton
Antonyms of highbrow

anti-intellectual, lowbrow, philistine

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