8
cultivated(adjective, familiar, polite, intelligent, sophisticated)
8
profound(adjective, obscure, smart, bright, complex)
7
informed(adjective, sound, knowledge, sharp, smart)
7
sapient(adjective, knowledge, experience, skill, expert)
6
authoritative(adjective, valid, sagacious)
6
deep(adjective, obscure, smart, bright, rational)
6
skilled(adjective, knowledge, experience, skill, expert)
5
recondite(adjective, obscure, complex, deep, rational)
5
trained(adjective, familiar, informed, intellectual, experienced)
5
well-informed(adjective, knowledge, experience, skill, expert)
4
brilliant(adjective, smart, bright, familiar, intelligent)
4
critical
4
donnish(adjective, intellectual, learned)
4
enlightened(adjective, sound, sharp, smart, bright)
4
knowing(adjective, sound, knowledge, sharp, smart)
4
professorial(knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite, enlightened)
4
sagacious(adjective, sound, sharp, smart, sensible)
4
sage(adjective, sound, sharp, smart, bright)
4
scientific(familiar, special, informed, experienced, cultured)
4
sophisticated(adjective, familiar, informed, modern, experienced)
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