PANDIT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

pandit

noun

Definition of pandit

as in yogi

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Recent Examples of pandit Her grandmother isn’t a pandit – in India, as well as in Indian diaspora communities, that’s been a domain that is largely populated by men, with cultural mores at play. — Deepti Hajela, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2021 Her father worked as a pandit -- or Hindu priest -- at a temple, and visited homes to perform rituals. — Vedika Sud, Esha Mitra and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 11 June 2021 The wedding ceremony was a traditional Hindu ceremony performed by a pandit (priest). — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2020

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Noun

In particular, the Iyengar style of yoga uses a yoga chair (designed with an open back and a completely flat seat) for advanced postures like an upside-down inversion where the yogi’s shoulders rest on two chairs while their head hangs in between.

— Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
For us, Shiva is the Adiyogi – the first yogi, and the Adiguru – the first guru.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of yogi

Noun

Play the damn game without worrying about all that swami stuff.

— Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2026
Several sequels followed, including one called Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, in which Karloff plays a hypnotist swami from the Orient.

— Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024

Definition of swami

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Paul Mitchell, the Democratic data guru who leads the firm, said if the trends hold, turnout would hit 61%, up from 50% in 2022.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Weil Gotshal, a restructuring guru that advised Lehman Brothers, General Motors, and other big companies on the edge of collapse, is now weighing its own liquidation, the Financial Times reported and Semafor can confirm.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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Contemporary observers, including one 20th-century American rabbi, noted that many Black Jamaicans bore Jewish surnames and took pride in their heritage.

— Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
The senior rabbi at Temple Beth Zion in Brookline, Massachusetts, is among thousands of Israelis who flew back to the country to participate in the elections.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of rabbi

Noun

Reducing Gulliver’s Travels to only a topsy-turvy tale of humans both tiny and massive is to ignore the savage intellect that penned its words.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Caught in that sensual music all neglect Monuments of unageing intellect.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of intellect

Noun

In lieu of meaningful financial and intellectual compensation, any thinkers of such caliber today might understandably find arts criticism unworthy of their time and/or just share it to their Letterboxd for free.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2026
But progressive foreign policy thinkers are often more skeptical of economic confrontation and favor closer ties with China.

— THOMAS WRIGHT, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of thinker

Noun

The trend toward treating it as a celebrity hobby or a passion project is symptomatic of the current wider social phobia of experts and intellectuals.

— Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Activists abroad have expressed concern about deportees returning to Iran, whose theocracy has been cracking down on intellectuals and where the government vociferously cracks down on any dissent.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

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