HYPERINTELLECTUAL Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

hyperintellectual

adjective

Definition of hyperintellectual

as in didactic

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Recent Examples of hyperintellectual Throughout, her sensitivity and emotional presence soften the hyperintellectual, almost academic quality of her writing. — Tiana Reid, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2021

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Adjective

Still, an air of artificiality and sometimes theatricality does pervade his talky, often didactic scenes, which actually plays to the benefit of the performances — especially from Huston.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
The work blends seamlessly with Chef Paz's interior design and bears no didactic information or price tag, so it's rarely sold.

— Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of didactic

Adjective

Only instead of crusading against the evils of dancing teenagers, our most pedantic podcasters have joined forces to convince their audiences that Tony Romo should be doing the Texas two-step to the nearest unemployment office.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026
The best tended to use puns, literalization — turning an idiom into reality — and pedantic humor to delight and torment children in equal measures.

— Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 21 June 2026

Definition of pedantic

Adjective

Compared to Cannes, Venice is more relaxed—its screening schedule not so densely packed, its staff not quite as snooty, its dress codes more lax.

— Richard Lawson, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Nobody comes off well; if anything, the snooty German Jews almost seem more vicious than the right-wing plotters, who are presented as mercenary and power-hungry rather than ideological.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of snooty

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Chilling this wine brings out the elegance, aromatics and lends a high-toned aspect to the fruit.

— Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The gambit that Shelley somehow comes to possess her fictional creation is sustained, as Ida alternates between a very American dialect and a more high-toned British accent.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of high-toned

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The stranger’s curse seems intended to inflict pain not only on the snobbish Anna, who cringes at the slob her son has become, but her pushy husband Walter (Adriano Giannini).

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2026
America’s cheap conveniences can (and often do) spark snobbish criticism about junk food and car culture, but visitors are going viral for enthusiastically embracing the American way.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of snobbish

Adjective

The program aimed to help in the academic, professional and personal development of Black and brown women, until it was eliminated in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion cuts two years ago.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Georgia Tech in 2001 broke ground on an ambitious — and unproven — plan to to transform eight blocks of derelict lots in Midtown into an academic and corporate hub.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of academic

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The spit of land just east of Brighton Beach is known for the grandiose creations that compete with the Mill Basin mansions nearby.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2026
Sometimes sweaty, sometimes sneering, often grandiose, and always conflicted, this Hansen presents the actor with a marvelous opportunity to demonstrate his stupefying range.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026

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