25
learned(adjective, sound, knowledge, sharp, smart)
22
erudite(adjective, knowledge, smart, sensible, experience)
20
academic(adjective, obscure, rational, intelligent, thoughtful)
16
educated(adjective, sound, sharp, smart, sensible)
15
intellectual(adjective, smart, bright, thoughtful, knowledgeable)
13
bookish(adjective, rational, serious, wise, knowledgeable)
13
lettered(adjective, knowledge, smart, familiar, polite)
13
studious(adjective, rational, intelligent, thoughtful, serious)
12
well-read(adjective, knowledge, experience, skill, familiar)
11
highbrow(adjective, smart, bright, polite, rational)
11
wise(adjective, sound, reasonable, knowledge, sharp)
11
knowledgeable(adjective, sound, knowledge, sharp, smart)
11
literary(adjective, knowledgeable, experienced, cultured, learned)
10
cultured(adjective, familiar, intelligent, wise, refined)
10
literate(adjective, familiar, polite, intelligent, sophisticated)
10
scholastic(adjective, serious, knowledgeable, intellectual, cultured)
10
well-rounded(adjective, smart, familiar, intelligent, brilliant)
9
brainy(adjective, knowledge, smart, bright, experience)
9
intelligent(adjective, knowledge, experience, skill, expert)
9
pedantic(adjective, obscure, complex, knowledgeable, cultured)
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