YOGI Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

yogi

noun

variants also yogin

Definition of yogi

as in guru

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Recent Examples of yogi Fresh bowls built with vibrant vegetables and curry sauces, toasty naan melt sandwiches like the chicken tikka melt and vegan yogi with sweet chili sauce, and soups, salads and snacks will be at the store, too. — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for yogi

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On the other was Anat Shenker-Osorio, a progressive messaging guru who advised the Way to Win donor network — the hosts of the conference — on how to move voters.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Dealer Jeffrey Deitch tried first, with Artstar, on the Gallery HD network, as early as 2005, with guests including curator Debra Singer, critic Carlo McCormick, and performance art guru RoseLee Goldberg.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of guru

Noun

Did the person who edited Albert Einstein’s April 1950 article on his general theory of relativity enjoy a philosophical chat with the revolutionary thinker?

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
As Hythlodaeus remarks, the political thinkers of the time would dismiss the whole thing as nonsense.

— Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of thinker

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But congregants at the Midtown synagogue didn’t let the violence stop them from finishing the Shabbat service, according to Central Synagogue’s senior rabbi.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
Ben-Gvir is a follower of Kahanism, a movement named after a long-dead rabbi who espoused violent ethnonationalism and advocated for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of rabbi

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Fuller is nearly six months into the new position, created as Texas faces growing scrutiny over how school districts handle allegations involving teachers, coaches, and other school employees.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
During the day, these women work as teachers, painter-decorators, full-time carers.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of teacher

Noun

Not in the esoteric way that speaks to intellectuals and insiders.

— Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent developments have made new an old idea that emerged among nineteenth-century intellectuals in tsarist Russia who rebelled against the elite fixation with the West.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 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

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