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

The attacks have drawn intense scrutiny from some Democratic lawmakers and military legal scholars. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Many international scholars have described Mao as an authoritarian leader, pointing to his centralized rule, political purges, and aggressive state campaigns, including the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

The endowed chair was established as an annual award in 2014 and offers scholars, activists, and artists the opportunity to teach and conduct research within the CCS Bard graduate program and undergraduate Human Rights program. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Oct. 2026

Modern scholars have usually read them silently or, if reading aloud, declaimed them in a more or less theatrical manner. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Legal scholars Daryl Levinson and Richard Pildes have shown how political competition mostly now happens inside and between parties, rather than among branches of government. — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

For decades, hundreds of thousands of its objects were available only to scholars and curators. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

That idea was inspired by its proximity to the Crypta Balbi museum, in a part of Rome that has an influx of artists, scholars, and more from Europe across the centuries. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026

The algorithm can suggest associations that wouldn’t naturally occur to scholars and may help in the identification of people in portraits. — Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026