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plural of scholar
Synonyms & Antonyms of scholars
1
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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Near Antonyms for scholars
- blockheads,
- dodoes
- (or dodos),
- dolts,
- donkeys,
- dopes,
- dumbbells,
- dummies,
- dunces,
- fatheads,
- fools,
- goons,
- half-wits,
- idiots,
- ignoramuses
- (also ignorami),
- imbeciles,
- jackasses,
- know-nothings,
- morons,
- nincompoops,
- ninnies,
- nitwits,
- numskulls
- (or numbskulls),
- pinheads,
- simpletons,
- stocks,
- turkeys
2
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
Synonyms for scholars
- aces,
- adepts,
- artists,
- authorities,
- cognoscenti,
- connoisseurs,
- crackerjacks
- (also crackajacks),
- dab hands
- [chiefly British],
- dabs
- [chiefly British],
- experts,
- fiends,
- geeks,
- gurus,
- hands,
- hotshots,
- maestros
- (or maestri),
- masters,
- mavens
- (also mavins),
- meisters,
- past masters,
- proficients,
- sharks,
- sharps,
- virtuosos
- (or virtuosi),
- whizzes,
- wizards
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3
one who attends a school
- a competition for promising young scholars from across the country
Synonyms for scholars
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Antonyms for scholars
- nonstudents
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“Scholars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholars. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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