INTELLECTUALISM Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

intellectualism

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as in education

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Recent Examples of intellectualism Jil Sander, with sophistication and new intellectualism, is one of the best collections of this season. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026 In the same way, a Shakespeare and Company tote bag signals intellectualism, while the New Yorker tote bag communicates cultural sophistication. — Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 Its popularity is improbable by virtue of its unapologetic intellectualism, increasingly alien in a highly anti-intellectual era. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026 Also, Dustin’s girlfriend is at his level and an equal, a testimony to his airy intellectualism. — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intellectualism

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Tech use was at the heart of most public comments made before the district’s first board of education meeting of the school year Monday evening.

— Julianna Mejia July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
The education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, is also yet to publicly comment on Monday’s protests.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of education

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The acclaimed author of The Invention of Nature, Andrea Wulf brings erudition and flair to Forster’s peripatetic career as teenaged crewman on Captain Cook’s global voyage.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
In sixteenth-century Italian pedante comedies, the Latin tutors—always the butt of the joke—are known more for the gaps in their knowledge than for their erudition.

— Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of erudition

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What’s more, some creators already build pathways toward peer connection, mutual aid, learning, advocacy, and shared purpose.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
James and her team say there’s no excuse for not finding students with the learning disability and giving them a diagnosis.

— Samuel O’Neal July 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

Definition of learning

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Nearly 1,100 students applied and more than 300 students received scholarships to Indiana schools in the competitive program.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
In high-demand districts, lawmakers wondered whether their scholarships even make a difference.

— Jay A. Perman, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026

Definition of scholarship

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In fact, the Wall Street Journal even links to a news literacy learning site, and The New York Times has an extensive Ethical Journalism guide with lots of detail.

— Rey Ramsey, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Ackman has tried to do his part for financial literacy, posting a YouTube video that promises to relate the essentials of finance and investing in under an hour.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Definition of literacy

Noun

In other words, the knowledge and the connections that De la Fuente has built up over time.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 July 2026
In part, because of the safety-critical and specific knowledge needed to keep thousands of planes on track every day, airlines don’t often hire from other industries, especially at the top.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026

Definition of knowledge

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Nakassis, who has spent his career studying the archaeological record of the Mycenaean and other early Greek civilizations, is sympathetic to the practical challenge a film production depicting the ancient world faces.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
Based on Landa’s work, Mayanists of the 1930s and ‘40s developed an image of the classic Maya as a civilization without war, but living under the control of astronomer-priests who used their complex calendars to rule the common people.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 July 2026

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