Meanings
comparative more anti-intellectual · superlative most anti-intellectual · alternative antiintellectual
plural anti-intellectuals · alternative antiintellectual
- A person who scorns intellectuals and their views and methods.
Near-synonym: philistine
Synonyms: philistine
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHostile to intellectual thinking, methods, or ideas.
nounA person who scorns intellectuals and their views and methods.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivesmug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
nouna person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Polish antyintelektualny, antyintelektualista
- antyintelektualnyhostile to intellectual ideas
- antyintelektualistaTranslations
Portuguese anti-intelectual
- anti-intelectualhostile to intellectual ideas
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anti-intellectual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-intellectual
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