SCHOLAR Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

scholar

noun

ˈskä-lər

Definition of scholar

as in teacher

a person of deep wisdom or learning scholars have long debated whether there is ever such a thing as a truly selfless act

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as in expert

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a scholar who is a specialist in the history of ancient Greece

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as in student

one who attends a school a competition for promising young scholars from across the country

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Recent Examples of scholar Robert Posey, suffering from a toothache, visited a German dentist and learned that the dentist’s son-in-law was an art scholar who had once worked for Nazi Party leaders Hermann Göring and Alfred Rosenberg. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026 His February 2024 reelection — with nearly 85% of the valid votes — was highly criticized by constitutional scholars for violating a ban on consecutive reelection. — ABC News, 13 July 2026 My grandfather was devoted to Lincoln — as a scholar, as an admirer. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026 Most scholars believe the tapestry was made in England, probably in or around Canterbury, citing similarities with illuminated manuscripts associated with monastic libraries there. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for scholar

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Noun

This constant immersion means that when students enter their live sessions with a human teacher, they are often already primed with the confidence to speak.

— Matthew Kayser July 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Arredondo is charged with 10 counts of endangering students for allegedly failing to quickly respond to the May 24, 2022, shooting, in which 19 students and two teachers were killed.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of teacher

Noun

But this should be guided and individualized by the right expert in terms of counseling and determining both the risks and benefits of sports based on the cardiac diagnosis and type of sport engaged in by the athlete.

— Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
Sandy Baum, an expert in education finance with the Urban Institute, said the new loan limits are unreasonably low, but uncapped borrowing was a real problem and some restrictions are necessary.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of expert

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That's useful information for how students think about education, not just as a path to a diploma, but as a place to actually build the specific things an employer will test them on.

— Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Wells, a student and wide receiver at Southwest Mississippi Community College, did not.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of student

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Dusty rose, lavender, sage or terracotta are incredibly flattering and can read as a neutral; otherwise go bold with bright pink or turquoise—two trending hues for the season.

— Laurence Goldberg, Vogue, 17 July 2026
Take the next set of steps up past thick bunches of black sage.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of sage

Noun

It isn't meant to house a bed but simply to open up space above the 205 x 186-cm (81 x 73-in) master king bed, creating a more complete bedroom that gives sleepers loads of space to sit up comfortably.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
All woven together by a master storyteller the right would love and have tried to claim for themselves?

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026

Definition of master

Noun

History and science lessons can use role play to help pupils examine events or decisions from different perspectives.

— Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
His long white oval scleras and perfect-circle black pupils, sometimes open and sometimes closed, are always inexplicably expressive—managing to seem happy, sad, scared, sleepy, shifty, angry, eager, alarmed, mischievous, or murderous.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026

Definition of pupil

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But other Democratic strategists and non-partisan political analysts counter that the pundits are missing a critical point.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
Coach Hossam Hassan and captain Mohamed Salah expressed their disappointment after the match, while several former players and television pundits also questioned the officiating.

— Reuters, NBC news, 8 July 2026

Definition of pundit

Noun

Just two weeks after Bob Dylan guitarist Doug Lancio vanished from the tour and was replaced by jazz virtuoso Julian Lage, Bob Britt — who has played guitar in Dylan’s band since 2019 — has apparently left the group as well.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026
He was widely celebrated as a virtuoso who nurtured America’s economic well-being and whose nearly every utterance was parsed for clues as to where interest rates, the economy and the financial markets might be headed.

— Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 22 June 2026

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