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intelligentsia

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of intelligentsia

intellectuals considered as a social class

a presidential candidate who was the darling of the intelligentsia—and very few others

Synonyms of intelligentsia

clerisy, literati

Words Related to intelligentsia

avant-garde, culturati

chosen, illuminati

best, choice, cream, elect, elite, fat, flower, pick, prime, upper crust

Near Antonyms of intelligentsia

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