INTELLECTUALISM Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

intellectualism

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Definition of intellectualism

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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Some factors outside of districts’ control, such as the declining birth rate and competition with the private sector, could be contributing to this trend, according to local and state education leaders.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Villalobos’ career spans thirty years in the school district with a brief interlude in the private sector, working for education technology companies.

— Austin Horn July 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Definition of education

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Longworth’s deep research, erudition, and spectacularly precise elocution have made the now-indie podcast essential storytelling for cinephiles.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 July 2026
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

Definition of erudition

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Possible inspiration can come from medical training processes, where patient rounds with practicing physicians enable learning of judgement.

— Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
OpenAI faces significant pressure to do so from security researchers, executives, and, well, just about everyone in the AI industry to share learnings and ensure the proper guardrails are in place going forward.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of learning

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Academic difficulties are less likely to involve basic literacy than sustained effort, organization, work completion, and mathematics.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
In recent news, Sean Pouche voted in support of silently cutting Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, where 169,032 Missouri kids as of March were supported in early literacy.

— Sophie Lindberg July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Definition of literacy

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American technology billionaire Nikesh Arora is in talks to buy the new London team in the NBA’s European expansion, according to sources with knowledge of the deal who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the sale talks are still ongoing.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
With advanced knowledge, traders betting on a plunge in the Canadian dollar, a drop in nuclear energy stocks or a jump in oil futures could have raked in big paydays.

— Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of knowledge

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Lucky Brand is bridging music, fashion and culture to create a more meaningful connection with consumers this fall.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026
In recent years and as online culture changed, Hilton toned down his public attacks and appeared to embrace fatherhood and adopt a kinder public persona, even integrating more family-friendly content on his site.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of culture

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The finding also suggests the civilization would have spanned 183,000 square kilometers (70,657 square miles), an area about the size of North Dakota.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
But more specifically, Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s poem pinpoints how pervasively violence against women is a part of civilization’s moral decay.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026

Definition of civilization

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