Synonyms for "anti-intellectual" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(1 words)

philistine

Adjective(1 words)

counterintellectual

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

counterintellectual

Related words (3)

Noun(1 words)

lowbrow

Adjective(1 words)

philistine

Adjective(1 words)

philistine

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

2 entries

plebplebeian

Related terms

1 entries

anti-intellectualism

coordinate

5 entries

;antieducationantisciencenonintellectualunintellectual

similar

1 entries

nonintellectual

Translations

3 translations across 2 languages.

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Polish

2 entries

• antyintelektualny adj (hostile to intellectual ideas)
• antyintelektualista noun (Translations)

Portuguese

1 entries

• anti-intelectual adj (hostile to intellectual ideas)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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Near-synonym: philistine

Source: wiktionary

Near-synonym: philistine

Source: wiktionary

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