Synonyms of pundits

pundits

noun

plural of pundit

1

as in scholars

a person of deep wisdom or learning

a moral question that has puzzled the pundits throughout the ages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scholars
• sages
• savants
• teachers
• wizards
• seers
• intellectuals
• thinkers
• gurus
• intellects
• wise men
• brains
• mentors
• rabbis
• highbrows
• masters
• pandits
• geniuses
• yogis
• polymaths
• Renaissance men
• mahatmas
• swamis
• whizzes
• polyhistors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• idiots
• morons
• fools
• imbeciles
• dolts
• ignoramuses
• dopes
• stocks
• simpletons
• dunces
• pinheads
• blockheads
• goons
• dummies
• donkeys
• ninnies
• jackasses
• nitwits
• numskulls
• fatheads
• turkeys
• nincompoops
• dumbbells
• know-nothings
• half-wits
• dodoes

2

as in critics

a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor

the new mini laptop has gotten a thumbs-up from industry pundits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• critics
• reviewers
• analysts
• observers
• commentators
• columnists
• appraisers
• evaluators
• judges
• referees
• annotators

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pundits

So far, the Rams look much smarter than the TV draft scouts and pundits not named Orlovsky. — Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Still, with a novice head coach and a new lineup, the Suns surprised the pundits, finishing 45-37 and making the playoffs even for just a moment. — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Until recently, live streaming was seen as a niche technology and a scrappy alternative to mainstream media, meant mostly for video-game players and fringe political pundits. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

Crowley overcame Francesca Hong in dramatic, narrow fashion in Tuesday's primary, stunning pundits and pollsters who had long placed Hong as the front-runner. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Twelve years later, pundits said a letter Jones wrote to voters blasting his former opponent fueled Cantor’s shocking loss in the primaries. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026

Most political pundits believe Democrats will win control of the House, in large part because the party of a sitting president typically loses ground in midterm elections. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Nonetheless, memes like those received serious reactions from social commentators and political pundits who interpreted them as evidence that America’s young adults are nihilistic and morally indifferent. — Evan Clarkson, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

Elsewhere, though, pundits contend that these voters are rejecting socialism and its candidates, as in last year’s party primary for New York City mayor, when then-candidate Zohran Mamdani lost Black communities by wide margins. — Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026