NONINTELLECTUAL Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

nonintellectual

adjective

Definition of nonintellectual

as in lowbrow

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Recent Examples of nonintellectual Such thumbnail indictments of the nonintellectual masses seemed to stem from Hofstadter’s own mounting sense of political and cultural homelessness in the postwar world. — Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 16 Apr. 2020 George, meanwhile, grew up in a cheerfully nonintellectual and inclusive household that celebrated Christmas and just about anything involving their son, even Lizzie. — Ellen Emry Heltzel, The Seattle Times, 3 Sep. 2017

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Adjective

To many critics, that sounds like a high-tech form of lowbrow gambling, a new way to bring the vices of Vegas right to your phone.

— Max Raskin, Washington Post, 28 June 2026
On the Approval Matrix, on this particular night, The Bear is smack in the middle of highbrow and lowbrow, and fully on the side of brilliant, with no hints of the despicable.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of lowbrow

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This notion when applied to classrooms, teachers, and students is anti-educational and anti-intellectual.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
Trump proved to be a vexing ideological lodestar—aggressively anti-intellectual in his attitudes and consistently inconsistent in his views.

— Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026

Definition of anti-intellectual

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The report says there's been progress, but minorities, along with people who are poor and uneducated, still face higher death rates.

— Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 24 June 2026
The hillbilly is portrayed as ignorant, uneducated, and unsophisticated; they are often depicted as being unkempt in appearance, perhaps noticeably dirty or walking around barefoot.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026

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