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counterintellectual

counterintellectual adjective: synonym of anti-intellectual.

Adjective

counterintellectual (comparative more counterintellectual, superlative most counterintellectual)

  1. Synonym of anti-intellectual.

Noun

counterintellectual (plural counterintellectuals)

  1. Synonym of anti-intellectual.

Synonyms of counterintellectual

Forms of counterintellectual

Adjective
comparativemore counterintellectual
superlativemost counterintellectual
Noun
pluralcounterintellectuals

Origin of counterintellectual

From counter- + intellectual.

Questions about counterintellectual

What does counterintellectual mean?
Counterintellectual means synonym of anti-intellectual.
What part of speech is counterintellectual?
Counterintellectual can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near counterintellectual in the dictionary

  1. counterinsurgencies
  2. counterinsurgency
  3. counterinsurgent
  4. counterinsurgents
  5. counterintel
  6. counterintellectual
  7. counterintellectuals
  8. counterintelligence
  9. counterintelligences
  10. counterintention
  11. counterintentions

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