20
intellectual(noun, adjective, person, smart, brain)
15
egghead(noun, adjective, intellect, intellectual, brain)
11
snob(noun, person, name-dropper)
10
erudite(adjective, rational, serious, intellectual, cultured)
10
learned(adjective, rational, intelligent, serious, refined)
9
brain(noun, person, informal, intellectual, sage)
8
brainy(adjective, smart, bright, rational, intelligent)
8
genius(noun, intellect, intellectual, brain, sage)
8
intelligent(adjective, smart, bright, rational, thoughtful)
8
scholar(noun, intellectual, brain, sage, academic)
8
scholarly(adjective, smart, bright, polite, rational)
7
cerebral(adjective, rational, intelligent, thoughtful, serious)
7
cultured(adjective, refined, knowledgeable, intellectual, learned)
7
highbrowed(adjective, rational, intelligent, thoughtful, knowledgeable)
7
sage(noun, smart, bright, knowledgeable, intellectual)
7
sophisticated(adjective, experienced, civilized, thoughts, well-bred)
6
geek(intellectual, brain)
6
savant(noun, intellectual)
6
thinker(noun, intellectual, brain, academic, philosopher)
5
cultivated(adjective, polite, sophisticated, refined, knowledgeable)
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