YOGI Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

yogi

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variants also yogin

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Recent Examples of yogi This is the act of a yogi controlling an eccentric contraction. — William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026 The first follows the Rajput king Ratansen of Chitor (a fortress in what is now Chittorgarh, Rajasthan), who renounces his throne and travels as a yogi (wandering ascetic) to the island kingdom of Simhal to win the legendary Padmavati. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026 For the yogi, here’s a chance to refine and renew. — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026 Once a hilltop hotel, the estate and its gardens were converted in 1950 into a spiritual center by the yogi Paramahansa Yogananda. — Ezra Marcus, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yogi

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Noun

Alas, that is yesterday’s news as Peralta can look forward to joining a stellar rotation and coaching staff that includes pitching guru Kyle Snyder.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Our business guru Dade Hayes notes that the Walking Dead renewal comes amid heightened investor scrutiny of engagement on Netflix, with question marks over ratings declines in the second seasons of original shows.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 July 2026

Definition of guru

Noun

Kashmir’s Shaiva Hindu thinkers produced some of South Asia’s most influential texts on consciousness.

— Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
The Sparks need to not hire college wonders — no Cori Close — and enlist some good old-fashioned WNBA veteran thinkers and evaluators and leaders.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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The film features a wide variety of Jewish types, from kosher-enforcing kitchen staff to a group of outsider-ish kids to a female rabbi (played by Aya Cash).

— Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
The jokes practically wrote themselves as an eclectic group of progressive pastors, imams and a rabbi walked into a room, finding their seats around a table to talk about religion and politics.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of rabbi

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At first, they were taught at home, and Lessing would admit that her mother was a gifted teacher.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Samantha Ness, a history teacher in Phoenix, said parents should focus on making sure children have basic supplies rather than getting caught up in trendy, decorative or expensive items.

— Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

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This tradition of forceful anti-American sentiment among European intellectuals went into steep decline after the abrupt end of the Cold War in the late Eighties.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Katherine Kelaidis argues that figures such as Heather Cox Richardson, Jill Lepore, Joanne Freeman, Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Kevin Kruse have become a new class of liberal public intellectuals, translating the past into political commentary.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Definition of intellectual

Noun

Her grandmother isn’t a pandit – in India, as well as in Indian diaspora communities, that’s been a domain that is largely populated by men, with cultural mores at play.

— Deepti Hajela, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2021
Her father worked as a pandit -- or Hindu priest -- at a temple, and visited homes to perform rituals.

— Vedika Sud, Esha Mitra and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 11 June 2021

Definition of pandit

Noun

Our embodied experience often notices shifts before our intellect explains them.

— Angela Cusack, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Temilola Adeoye, a comedian, writer and content creator in New York City,attributes this behavior to shortcomings in intellect and literacy — or to a desire to have one’s intellect validated by others.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of intellect

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