SCHOLARS Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

scholars

noun

plural of scholar

as in sages

a person of deep wisdom or learning scholars have long debated whether there is ever such a thing as a truly selfless act

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as in experts

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a scholar who is a specialist in the history of ancient Greece

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as in students

one who attends a school a competition for promising young scholars from across the country

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Recent Examples of scholars Rooney’s growing list of supporters includes scholars like Amitav Ghosh, Namwali Serpell, Naomi Klein, and Slavoj Zizek. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026 Nupedia was written and peer-reviewed by scholars, and was eventually supposed to make money from advertising. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026 The algorithm can suggest associations that wouldn’t naturally occur to scholars and may help in the identification of people in portraits. — Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 The relationship between financial crises and imperial strategy preoccupied Marxist scholars for more than a century. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 Nevertheless, some religious scholars worry that damage was done the moment that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declared that a public execution would take place. — Odette Yousef, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026 These short-term, cultural exchange visas are used by scholars, lab researchers, and visiting professors at universities and federal research laboratories. — Laina Gustafson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026 The royal heir visited East London to meet with scholars and alumni of The Amos Bursary, an organization dedicated to expanding educational and career opportunities for young people of African and Caribbean heritage. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026 From Black historians to disability scholars, archivists to musicians, film is a global medium through which people learn about the world and each other. — Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The sages were teaching that life can progress from a state that is concealed to one of revelation and clarity, which, in our tradition, comes with this Day of Atonement.

— Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026
Our sages teach us that the reason God chose to create Adam as a single human being — unlike other species, which were created in large numbers all at once — is to demonstrate that each person is as valuable as the entire world.

— Meir Moscowitz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

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The students' message during the campaign focused on a nonpartisan effort to rebuild Serbia's economy and restore its democracy.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Serbians are voting Sunday in a parliamentary election that is seen as a showdown between the Balkan country's populist leader Aleksandar Vucic and a movement of university students who led protests against him for almost two years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of students

Noun

To protect the rights of immigrant children, teachers must clearly inhabit their role as the reliable adult.

— Hannah Harshe, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
Through that partnership, UWG will work with the department and the center to develop an apprenticeship model that provides credit for prior learning and expands mentoring and support for new teachers.

— Eric Stirgus, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of teachers

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Still, the question of what Ebel was doing with his adepts swept through Prussia, dominating the newspapers that had only recently begun to emerge from their eighteenth-century chronicling of obligations to a more modern publicizing role.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025

Definition of adepts

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Set in 1980s Britain, the comedy follows eight pupils at a Sheffield boys’ grammar school.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Initially driven by high school pupils, teachers, higher education students and trade unions have since joined the ranks of the protests.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of pupils

Noun

And in fact most pollsters, pundits and other prognosticators now predict Democrats could flip control of the House and even the Senate as well.

— Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
After the election, armchair pundits and paid professionals proclaimed that Ronald Reagan had been right all along.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of pundits

Noun

Named the After Series, Anastassiades drew inspiration from Danish masters like Kaare Klint and Poul Kjærholm.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
The executives, for their part, were serving still more distant masters—shareholders, owners, and the CEO in his private jet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

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