Philistine
Philistine adjective - Smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values.
Unscholarly and philistine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unscholarly" instead an adjective "Philistine".
Nearby Word: philistinism
Unscholarly
Unscholarly adjective - Not scholarly.
Philistine and unscholarly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Philistine" instead an adjective "Unscholarly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- uncouth and philistine
- uncouth and unscholarly
- uncultured and philistine
- uncultured and unscholarly
- unsophisticated and philistine
- unsophisticated and unscholarly
- ignorant and philistine
- ignorant and unscholarly
- uncivilized and philistine
- uncivilized and unscholarly
- uneducated and philistine
- uneducated and unscholarly
- untutored and philistine
- untutored and unscholarly
Cite this Source
Unscholarly and Philistine. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/philistine/unscholarly
Philistine & Unscholarly. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/philistine/unscholarly>.
Unscholarly or Philistine. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/philistine/unscholarly.
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