pseudointellectual
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8.6
- adjective
- /ˌsuːdoʊɪnˈtɛlɪktʃuəl/
- Offensive
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seudointelectual
- " That's cute, but you're not the first pseudointellectual to cry out that you refuse everyone else's reality and substitute your own.
Examples
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Reloaded and Revolutions were both pretentious pseudointellectual crap.
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That's cute, but you're not the first pseudointellectual to cry out that you refuse everyone else's reality and substitute your own.
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"What a load of pseudointellectual libertarian BS, coupled with the slippery slope fallacy!
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What a load of pseudointellectual libertarian BS, coupled with the slippery slope fallacy!
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His arguments sound impressive at first, but upon closer inspection, they reveal themselves as pseudointellectual drivel.
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She always brings up pseudointellectual ideas in discussions, trying to impress others with her knowledge.
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The film is filled with pseudointellectual commentary that fails to engage with serious issues.
Synonyms
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4.4
A person who pretends to be something they are not to trick others
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6.2
A person who pretends to have feelings or beliefs to deceive others
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3.7
A person who pretends to be someone they are not
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5.1
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
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8.6
A person who pretends to be someone they are not
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8.6
A person who says they have special skills to trick people
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9.8
A person who enjoys an art without real skill or deep knowledge
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7.1
A person who acts friendly or helpful but does not really feel that way
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7.0
A person who pretends to have skills or knowledge they do not have
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9.9
Acting important but having no real skill or success
A person who pretends to know things and gives bad advice
A person who pretends to know things but does not understand them
A person who pretends to know a lot to impress others
A person who is not very clever and sometimes pretends to be smart
A person who annoys others by acting like they know everything and making sarcastic remarks
Antonyms
How Intellectual
- Formal
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8.4
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6.0
- Offensive
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8.6
- Offensive
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7.3
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2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
pseudointellectual = intellectual (transparent) = pseudo + intellect + ual
The word is built transparently from pseudo- + intellectual, meaning false or pretending to be intellectual.
Etymology
Pseudointellectual starts with pseudo- meaning 'false' and ends with intellectual, from 'intellect' meaning 'mind' or 'thinking'. So it describes a comment or attitude that looks smart but is not really thoughtful.