LONGHAIRED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

long-haired

adjective

variants or longhair

as in intellectual

much given to learning and thinking one of those long-haired idealists who founded short-lived utopias in rural America

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Recent Examples of long-haired The long-haired Himalayan cattle are a critical part of the region’s economy and culture. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 Brown-Taher, who founded Renna in 2019, said the brand has been working with Garrod for a while, and was eager to have her design the cresting waves, long-haired mermaids and galleon-style sailing ships that adorn the space. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 July 2026 Brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald — from the band Redd Kross, and not playing brothers — are the bike-riding, long-haired, slang-slinging teens who join in to help the time travelers accomplish their mission. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 For her role as long-haired Samara in the 2002 horror film, Chase won an MTV movie award for best villain. — ABC News, 18 June 2026 Since the dilute calico is named for its coat pattern and isn't a breed, both short- and long-haired cat breeds can produce these tricolored kittens, including Maine Coon, Persian, and Ragdoll. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026 And there was the long-haired fella down by the dugout whose part in the opening goal was so significant that Martinez ran all the way from his goal-line to hug and congratulate him. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 21 May 2026 In a 2018 study, for instance, Escobar and colleagues identified other rodent species in Chile and Argentina that can carry Andes hantavirus and may pose a risk to humans, including the southern big-eared mouse, the long-haired grass mouse, and olive grass mouse. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 17 May 2026 Back in the Boston fold in recent years, Damon is long-haired once more. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026

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Adjective

The disease can cause intellectual deficits as well as severe physical symptoms.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Professors are eager to work with student veterans and believe the life experience veterans bring to the classroom is crucial to the intellectual diversity of institutions like Caltech.

— Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of intellectual

Adjective

His appreciation for Twardzik, a tough and cerebral floor general for the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1970s, is a deeper cut.

— Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 July 2026
As of late July, box-office analysts that Vulture spoke with expect Doomsday to beat out Denis Villeneuve’s finale to his cerebral sci-fi trilogy, at the very least in its opening weekend.

— Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 30 July 2026

Definition of cerebral

Adjective

But the film overflows with childlike wonder, a comic-strip dream of girls next door and nerdy weirdoes growing muscles with puberty.

— Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026
That’s a long journey for a kid who grew up in rural New Jersey as a nerdy outcast who found escape in comics and art.

— Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of nerdy

Adjective

Think jelly sandals, silk scarves and headwraps, blue eyeshadow, bright jewel-tone dresses, or blouses with fun accents like feather cuffs.

— Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
Beyer’s district is deep-blue, meaning whoever wins the Democratic primary is likely a shoo-in to defeat GOP nominee Tony Sabio in November.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of blue

Adjective

The necklace is made up of 178 diamonds totaling about 52 carats and another seven South Sea cultured pearls.

— Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026
The collapse of the Gulf pearling industry — which began in the late 1920s on the arrival of cheaper Japanese cultured pearls — brought widespread poverty to the region, until the discovery of oil shortly after.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of cultured

Adjective

Tornau is now working to publish the sermons for the first time in a scholarly edition after nearly two years of research.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Konchalovsky’s miniseries certainly can’t be accused of being a scholarly work, but there is something distinctly Homeric about its tone and the fact that, above all, its goal is to entertain.

— Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

Definition of scholarly

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