HIGHBROW Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word highbrow. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| intellectual | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • appealing to or using the intellect • involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct noun • a person who uses the mind creatively adjective satellite • of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind | ||||||
| academic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • associated with academia or an academy noun • an educator who works at a college or university adjective satellite • hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result • marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects | ||||||
| cerebral | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct • of or relating to the cerebrum or brain | ||||||
| cultured | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by refinement in taste and manners | ||||||
| educated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge) adjective satellite • characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved | ||||||
| elevated | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level adjective satellite • raised above the ground • of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style • increased in amount or degree | ||||||
| erudite | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having or showing profound knowledge | ||||||
| refined | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel • freed from impurities by processing adjective satellite • showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience • precise to a fine degree • suggesting taste, ease, and wealth | ||||||
| scholarly | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • characteristic of scholars or scholarship | ||||||
| sophisticated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire adjective satellite • ahead in development; complex or intricate • intellectually appealing | ||||||
| scholar | nounn | |||||
noun • a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines • someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs • a student who holds a scholarship | ||||||
| highbrowed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • highly cultured or educated | ||||||
