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ivory-towered

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of ivory-towered

very learned or educated but inexperienced in practical matters

  • an ivory-towered elite that always favors the candidate who is idealistic but unelectable
Synonyms of ivory-towered

academic (also academical), ivory-tower, ivory-towerish
Words Related to ivory-towered

cerebral, eggheaded, highbrow, intellectual
Near Antonyms of ivory-towered

astute, canny, clear-sighted, hardheaded, hard-nosed, knowing, sharp, sharp-witted, shrewd, tough-minded

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