Synonyms for highbrow
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : hahy-brou |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaɪˌbraʊ |
Top 10 synonyms for highbrow Other synonyms for the word highbrow
Définition of highbrow
Origin :- "person of superior intellect and taste," 1902, back-formation from high-browed (adj.), which is attested from 1891, from high (adj.) + brow (cf. also lowbrow).
- adj intellectual
- noun intellectual, very smart person
- I've heard these highbrow chaps talking about the Mob and the Tasteful Few.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- I could get onto the sedan styles in highbrow talk as long as it was in American.
- Extract from : « Free Air » by Sinclair Lewis
- In spots it listens like highbrow book stuff, and then again it don't.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe on the Job » by Sewell Ford
- The intelligentsia rushed to the rescue with highbrow hue and cry.
- Extract from : « Bizarre » by Lawton Mackall
- I got a notion I want to see you do something that isn't in your highbrow programme.
- Extract from : « Flappers and Philosophers » by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Too highbrow for the jury, but it may upset his pace a little.
- Extract from : « The Trial of Callista Blake » by Edgar Pangborn
- "I'd never have suspected you of being a highbrow," Mr. Briggs continued.
- Extract from : « Missy » by Dana Gatlin
- But the smoker puts on no side about his achievements, whereas the "highbrow" does.
- Extract from : « The Lighter Side of School Life » by Ian Hay
- The word "highbrow" has been invented exactly to fit the case.
- Extract from : « My Discovery of England » by Stephen Leacock
- But even in the highbrow the educated appreciation of humour is there—away down.
- Extract from : « My Discovery of England » by Stephen Leacock
Antonyms for highbrow
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