Intellectual and Numskull

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Intellectual noun - A person with strong intellectual interests.

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Numskull is an antonym for intellectual.

Numskull noun - A stupid person.

Usage example: don't be such a numskull—we can't afford a new car!

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Intellectual is an antonym for numskull.

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Numskull and Intellectual. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/intellectual/numskull

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