highbrowed

adjective

as in intellectual
much given to learning and thinking highbrowed readers were not bothered by the novel's lack of a conventional plot

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highbrowed
  1. intellectual
  2. cerebral
  3. cultured
Adjective
  • Neill is great at balancing the aggro energy of Zane with his intellectual, compassionate style.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • Alzheimer’s is a progressive brain disorder that leads to memory loss and other intellectual inabilities.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of intellectual
Adjective
  • When the two storylines collide, Nolan stages a clash of A-list titans that throws the director’s usual cerebral machinations aside and instead satisfies his audience with some good old-fashion bloodlust.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
  • In a statement, LACMA director and CEO Michael Govan connected Celmins’s blend of realism and imagination with Villeneuve’s contemplative and cerebral films.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of cerebral
Adjective
  • The collapse of the Gulf pearling industry — which began in the late 1920s on the arrival of cheaper Japanese cultured pearls — brought widespread poverty to the region, until the discovery of oil shortly after.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • Olmo’s deftness of touch to set up Porro for Spain’s second goal epitomised Spain’s cultured performance on the ball, but the fact that Spain’s performance was not always aesthetically pleasing will arguably please De la Fuente more.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of cultured
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“Highbrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highbrowed. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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