Synonyms for anti-intellectual
ˌæn tiˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl, ˌæn taɪ-an·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al

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1. anti-intellectualadjective

   Synonyms:
   philistine

2. anti-intellectualadjective

   indifferent or hostile to cultural or intellectual ideas

   Synonyms:
   philistine

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1. philistine, anti-intellectual, lowbrowadjective

   a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits

   Synonyms:
   philistine, lowbrow

   Antonyms:
   intellectual

2. anti-intellectual, philistineadjective

   smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values

   Synonyms:
   philistine

   Antonyms:
   intellectual

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1. Micah Goodman:

   The foundational idea of The Talmud is to always listen to two sides of the argument, the Talmud admires people who ask' why are we wrong ?' Thinking only one side, or only your side, is correct is anti-intellectual.

2. Theodore Rugers:

   Once again, Amy Wax has, through Amy Wax thoroughly anti-intellectual and racist comments denigrating Asian immigrants, underscored a fundamental tension around harmful speech at American universities, like all racist generalizations, Wax's recent comments inflict harm by perpetuating stereotypes and placing differential burdens on Asian students, faculty, and staff to carry the weight of this vitriol and bias.