Synonyms of intellectuals

intellectuals

noun

plural of intellectual

as in nerds

a person with strong intellectual interests

discovered that in politics a reputation for being an intellectual was regarded as a liability

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nerds
• intellectualists
• highbrows
• geeks
• longhairs
• blues
• wizards
• intellects
• intellectualizers
• Brahmins
• sages
• thinkers
• bluestockings
• double-domes
• mandarins
• genii
• brains
• geniuses
• pseuds
• whizzes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• philistines
• lowbrows
• imbeciles
• morons
• anti-intellectuals
• dummies
• blockheads
• dolts
• dopes
• simpletons
• dunces
• pinheads
• dumbbells
• nitwits
• fatheads
• half-wits