IVORY-TOWER Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

ivory-tower

adjective

Definition of ivory-tower

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very learned or educated but inexperienced in practical matters a large public university that needs as its president not some ivory-tower intellectual but a skilled administrator

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academic

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Advertisement Unfortunately, some of my academic and clinical colleagues have dismissed this approach.

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Hutton said Calumet College regularly sends representatives to the school to monitor it, including its governance system and academic programs.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of academic

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