ivory–tower

very learned or educated but inexperienced in practical matters a large public university that needs as its president not some ivory-tower intellectual but a skilled administrator Synonyms ivory-tower, ivory-towered, ivory-towerishRelated Words cerebral, eggheaded, highbrow, intellectualNear Antonyms astute, canny, clear-sighted, hardheaded, hard-nosed, knowing, sharp, sharp-witted, shrewd, tough-minded