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

After all, The Odyssey’s initial success has both a highbrow and a lowbrow element to it.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
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

Definition of lowbrow

Adjective

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

Adjective

But Jewish religious nationalists, particularly uneducated young men, remain a threat, said John Munayer of the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue, an interreligious organization in Jerusalem.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of uneducated

Adjective

Mamdani’s ignorant opinion illustrates Kissinger’s concern, relying on emotional display rather than the facts.

— Daniel Kolkey, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2026
Howard Bryant's comparison this week between Cunningham's comments and Colin Kaepernick's protests was both ignorant and desperate.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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