Chess is a highly intellectual game.
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Intellectual
/ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/
Synonyms for "intellectual" (229 found)
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Adjective(21 words)
abstract math toolsabstract scienceacademic communitiesacademic community resourcesacademic consequenceacademic constitutionalismacademic descriptorsacademic ethosacademic exerciseacademic explanationacademic inquiryacademic mattersacademic productacademic taskacademic vocabularyathenian culturecerebralcognitive actioncognitive attributecognitive condition
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cognitive construct
Noun(12 words)
academicacademic adviceacademic analysisacademic programart studybluestockingbluestockingsbrainiercerebralcognitivecognitive abilitycognitive activity
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (69)
Adjective(24 words)
cognitive evaluationcognitive focuscognitive qualitycognitive resourcecognitive skillcognitive skillscognitive statecognitive strategiescognitive supportcognitive taskcognitive toolcognitive traitconceptual articleconceptual descriptionconceptual forceconceptual frameworkconceptual mechanical interactionconceptual understandingcultural conceptcultural honor
Noun(20 words)
conceptiveconceptualconstitutionaldiscursivedispositionaldoctoreggheadelderelder statesmanelitistemotionalendopsychicexperimental scientistexpertfraternalgeniusgreat soulguruhighbrowhighbrowed
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Related words (114)
intellectualisticintelligenceintelligentinternalknowinglearnedliterateliteratilover of wisdommahatmaman of intellectman of scienceman of wisdommandarinmastermastermindmentalmentormindnoetic
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noologicalnot so dumboraclephilosopherphrenicpolymathpractical scientistprofessorprofoundpsychicpsychicalpsychologicpsychologicalpunditrabbirationalreasonablereasoningrishisagesanesapientsavantscholarscholarlyscientistseersensiblesophicspeculativespiritualstaretsstrong mindedstrong-mindedsubjectivetechnologisttemperamentalthinkerthinkingthought-provokingthoughtfulunderstandingwise manwise old man
Noun(30 words)
italian teoricokrishnamurtilearnedmarcusementalmental capacitymental processmental processesmindmost academicphilosopherphilosophersproudhonpsychological propertyreasonerreasoning exerciserosenzweigsantayanascholarscholarly
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scholarly worldscholarsschopenhauertheoretical approachtheoristthinkerthinkersthinking qualitythinking skillthought-provoking
Adjective(16 words)
learned personmental activitymental attributemental contentmental diseasemental limitationmental needmental work capacitiesnerdynoeticnonphysical conceptnonphysical processphilosophicalrationalscholarly communityscholarly field
Adverb(1 words)
more academic discipline
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10 entriesacademicacademic discourseanalytical reasoninganalytical tasklogical deductionphilosopherphilosophical debateproblem solvingpublic intellectualscholar
Collocations
9 entriesintellectual capacityintellectual curiosityintellectual debateintellectual lifeintellectual propertyintellectual pursuitintellectual standardintellectual traditionpublic intellectual
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
5 entriesAntonyms
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10 entriesSample sentences
22 total sentences available.
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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