Intellectual

//ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl//

Synonyms for "intellectual" (128 found)

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Closest matches (26)

cerebral highbrowed noetic rational abstract academic academician affective authority bookish brahmin brain brainy bright characteristic conceptive conceptual constitutional discursive dispositional

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doctor

Noun(3 words)

academic brain surgeon brainbox

Adjective(1 words)

cerebral

Adjective(1 words)

cerebral

Strong matches (38)

Related words (64)

Related word relations

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10 relation types

More general

3 entries

actor doer worker

More specific

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mnestic

Antonyms

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nonintellectual

Synonyms

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cerebral noetic

Related terms

11 entries

bodily brain clerisy faculty intellect intellectualize intelligence intelligent intelligentsia learned overintellectualize

coordinate

3 entries

egghead geek nerd

derived

36 entries

alpha-thalassemia-intellectual disability syndrome anti-intellectual antiintellectual hyperintellectual intellectual capital intellectual dark web intellectual developmental disorder intellectual disability intellectual freedom intellectual honesty intellectual journey intellectual masturbation intellectual property intellectual prostitute intellectual rights intellectualisation

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is a

1 entries

person

related to

24 entries

capacity cognitive discourse educated egghead exercise geek highbrow intellect intellectualize intelligence intelligent intelligentsia knowledge learned mental

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similar

15 entries

educated good highbrow highbrowed mental rational reflective scholarly serious sophisticated

Translations

111 translations across 41 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

νοητικός adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)

Armenian

1 entries

մտավոր noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

zehni adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
ziyalı noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Belarusian

4 entries

інтэлектуа́л noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
інтэлектуа́лка noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
інтэліге́нт noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
інтэліге́нтка noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Bulgarian

4 entries

интелектуален adj (endowed with intellect)
интелектуален adj (suitable for exercising the intellect)
мисловен adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
умствен adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)

Catalan

2 entries

intel·lectual adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
intel·lectual noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

思想的 adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
智力的 adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
知識分子 /知识分子 noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Czech

2 entries

intelektuální adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
intelektuál noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Dutch

1 entries

verstandelijk adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)

Finnish

4 entries

henkinen adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
henkinen adj (suitable for exercising the intellect)
henkinen adj (relating to the understanding)
intellektuaalinen adj (endowed with intellect)

French

3 entries

intellectuel adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
intellectuel noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
intello noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Galician

2 entries

intelectual adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
intelectual noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Georgian

2 entries

გონებრივი adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
ინტელექტუალური adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)

German

3 entries

intellektuell adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
Intellektuelle noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
Intellektueller noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Hebrew

1 entries

אינטלקטואל noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Hindi

3 entries

बौद्धिक adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
बुद्धीजीवी noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
मनस्वी noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Indonesian

2 entries

cendekiawan noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
intelektual noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Italian

2 entries

intellettuale adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
intellettuale adj (endowed with intellect)

Japanese

2 entries

知的な adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
知識人 noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Kazakh

2 entries

зияткерлік adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
зиялы noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Khmer

1 entries

បញ្ញា adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)

Korean

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지식인 noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

зыялы noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
окумал noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Macedonian

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интелектуалец noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Māori

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ihumanea adj (endowed with intellect)
uhumanea adj (endowed with intellect)
iho pūmanawa noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
ihumanea noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

intellektuell adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
intellektuell adj (endowed with intellect)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

intellektuell adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
intellektuell adj (endowed with intellect)

Persian

1 entries

روشنفکر noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Polish

4 entries

intelektualny adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
intelektualista noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
intelektualistka noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
inteligent noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Portuguese

3 entries

intelectual adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
intelectual adj (endowed with intellect)
intelectual noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Romanian

3 entries

intelectual adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
intelectual noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
intelectuală noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Russian

4 entries

интеллектуа́льный adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
у́мственный adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
интеллектуа́л noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
интеллектуа́лка noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Spanish

1 entries

intelectual adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)

Swedish

2 entries

intellektuell adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
intellektuell noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Tagalog

4 entries

makaisipnon adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
makaisipnon adj (endowed with intellect)
pang-isipan adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
pang-isipan adj (endowed with intellect)

Tajik

1 entries

зиёӣ noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Turkish

4 entries

aklî adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
akıllı adj (endowed with intellect)
entellektüel adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
zeki adj (endowed with intellect)

Ukrainian

4 entries

інтелектуа́л noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
інтелектуа́лка noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
інтеліге́нт noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)
інтеліге́нтка noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Uyghur

1 entries

زىيالىي noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Uzbek

1 entries

ziyoli noun (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters)

Welsh

2 entries

dealltwriaethol adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)
deallusol adj (belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive)

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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Chess is a highly intellectual game.

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Everyone has his intellectual desire.

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Everyone has his intellectual desire; mine is to escape life as I know it.

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I enjoy intellectual conversations.

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