| capable(adjective, smart, bright, brainy) |
| connoisseur |
| discerning(adjective, smart, bright, enlightened, brainy) |
| expert(noun, knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite) |
| indifferent(adjective, apathetic, unfeeling, unsympathetic, unresponsive) |
| intellectualist |
| intellectualistic |
| intelligentsia(noun, intellectual, doctor, academic, philosopher) |
| keen(adjective, smart, bright, brainy) |
| knowledgeable(adjective, smart, bright, polite, rational) |
| lettered(adjective, polite, sophisticated, refined, knowledgeable) |
| logical(adjective, rational, intelligent, knowledgeable, intellectual) |
| name-dropper(noun, snob) |
| perceptive(adjective, smart, bright, brainy) |
| profound(adjective, obscure, smart, bright, brainy) |
| pundit(noun, intellect, intellectual, sage, doctor) |
| rational(adjective, smart, bright, intelligent, thoughtful) |
| schooled(intellectual, learned) |
| skilled(knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite, enlightened) |
| smart(bright, rational, intellectual, brainy) |