Synonyms of scholars

scholars

noun

plural of scholar

1

as in sages

a person of deep wisdom or learning

scholars have long debated whether there is ever such a thing as a truly selfless act

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in experts

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 & Similar Words

• experts
• adepts
• masters
• artists
• virtuosos
• gurus
• specialists
• wizards
• authorities
• professionals
• consultants
• hands
• connoisseurs
• proficients
• maestros
• enthusiasts
• hotshots
• geeks
• cognoscenti
• mavens
• past masters
• aces
• craftsmen
• sharks
• fiends
• sharps
• fans
• whizzes
• dab hands
• meisters
• pros
• devotees
• aficionados
• dabs
• buffs
• crackerjacks
• addicts
• journeymen
• hired guns
• mistresses
• Renaissance men
• jacks-of-all-trades
• all-rounders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateurs
• nonexperts
• apprentices
• beginners
• novices
• neophytes
• laymen
• inexperts
• dabblers
• dilettantes
• nonprofessionals

3

as in students

one who attends a school

a competition for promising young scholars from across the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• students
• pupils
• readers
• freshmen
• sophomores
• undergraduates
• schoolchildren
• postgraduates
• juniors
• collegians
• studiers
• schoolboys
• day students
• schoolfellows
• schoolmates
• coeds
• undergrads
• kindergartners
• schoolgirls
• underclassmen
• upperclassmen
• preppies
• high schoolers
• exchange students
• seniors
• middlers
• middle schoolers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonstudents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scholars

Solano-De Carrier noted that part of the American dream for Latinos is the ability to envision themselves as scholars, generational talents, or even power players in the economy. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

In 2025, a team of scholars convened a hundred and twenty experts from a range of disciplines, asking them to evaluate the arguments in the book. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

That changed with the unearthing at Temple X of what Old Earth scholars are calling the Musk Stone. — Jim Greer, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2026

Another group of scholars eventually refuted the claims in 2023, contending the ring had no connection to anyone named Pilate. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026

As scholars now know, Capa’s early oeuvre encompassed works by both him and Taro. — Alissa Simon, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

For scholars of that mindset, all reference to precedent—any precedent, either natural or artificial—is mediated by modern technologies of mechanical reproduction, and by an awareness of their ubiquitous sway. — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Founded in 1850, Hiram always admitted women and Black scholars due to the egalitarian ideology of its Disciples of Christ founders. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Working as a portraitist, she was commissioned by university scholars and local nobility in Bologna, the Italian city where she was born. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026