philistine - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC

Synonyms

• Philistine

More generic

• denizen
• dweller
• habitant
• indweller
• inhabitant

Noun

a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits

Synonyms

• anti-intellectual
• lowbrow
• philistine

More generic

• pleb
• plebeian

Adjective

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

Synonyms

• anti-intellectual
• philistine

Related

• nonintellectual

Adjective

of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people

Synonyms

• Philistine

Related

• Philistia
• Philistine

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