SCHOLARLY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SCHOLARLY?

Need another word that means the same as “scholarly”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “scholarly” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Scholarly” are: academic, educational, scholastic, professorial, pedagogic, pedagogical, learned, erudite, well read, intellectual, literary, lettered, well educated, knowledgeable, cultured, cultivated, highbrow, well researched, painstaking, studious, thorough, detailed, thoroughgoing, comprehensive, exhaustive

Scholarly as an Adjective

Definitions of "Scholarly" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “scholarly” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Having or showing knowledge, learning, or devotion to academic pursuits.
• Involving or relating to serious academic study.
• Characteristic of scholars or scholarship.

Synonyms of "Scholarly" as an adjective (25 Words)

academic	(of an art form) conventional, especially in an idealized or excessively formal way. A very academic school aiming to get pupils into Oxford or Cambridge.
comprehensive	(of motor-vehicle insurance) providing cover for most risks, including damage to the policyholder’s own vehicle. A comprehensive history of the revolution.
cultivated	Refined and well educated. He was a remarkably cultivated and educated man.
cultured	(of a pearl) formed round a foreign body inserted into an oyster. Cultured tastes.
detailed	Developed or executed with care and in minute detail- John Buchan. More detailed information was needed.
educational	Relating to the process of education. Seeing an analyst was a very educational experience.
erudite	Having or showing profound knowledge. Ken could turn any conversation into an erudite discussion.
exhaustive	Performed comprehensively and completely. An exhaustive study.
highbrow	Highly cultured or educated. Innovatory art had a small mostly highbrow following.
intellectual	Appealing to or requiring use of the intellect. Intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor.
knowledgeable	Thoroughly acquainted through study or experience. A knowledgeable critic.
learned	Used as a courteous description of a lawyer in certain formal contexts. An article in a learned journal.
lettered	Formally educated. Though not lettered he read widely.
literary	Of language associated with literary works or other formal writing having a marked style intended to create a particular emotional effect. The script was too literary.
painstaking	Done with or employing great care and thoroughness. Painstaking attention to detail.
pedagogic	Of or characteristic of a pedagogue. Pedagogical significance.
pedagogical	Relating to teaching. Pedagogical significance.
professorial	Relating to or characteristic of a professor. A Harvard law graduate with a professorial manner.
scholastic	Typical of scholasticism in being pedantic or overly subtle. Scholastic sports events.
studious	Spending a lot of time studying or reading. Made a studious attempt to fix the television set.
thorough	Complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial. A thoroughgoing villain.
thoroughgoing	Exemplifying a specified characteristic fully; absolute. A thoroughgoing villain.
well educated	Resulting favorably.
well read	Resulting favorably.
well researched	In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury.

Usage Examples of "Scholarly" as an adjective

• An earnest, scholarly man.
• Scholarly pursuits.
• A scholarly account of the period.
• A scholarly career.
• A scholarly attitude.
• Scholarly journals.
• A scholarly treatise.

Associations of "Scholarly" (30 Words)

academic	(of an art form) conventional, especially in an idealized or excessively formal way. Students resplendent in academic dress.
aristocratic	Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy. Aristocratic Bostonians.
cadre	A group of activists in a communist or other revolutionary organization. He was an activist in the cadre.
conscientious	Wishing to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly. A conscientious man he took his duties very seriously.
cultivated	Refined and well educated. Cultivated blackberries.
diligent	Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties. A diligent detective investigates all clues.
educated	Having been educated. An educated guess.
elite	A group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status. An elite athlete.
erudite	Having or showing great knowledge or learning. She was very erudite.
experienced	Having gained knowledge or skill in a particular field over time. An experienced social worker.
genteel	Marked by refinement in taste and manners. Her genteel upbringing.
hardworking	Characterized by hard work and perseverance.
highbrow	A highbrow person. Highbrow events such as the ballet or opera.
intellectual	Appealing to or requiring use of the intellect. Sort of the intellectual type.
intelligent	Exercising or showing good judgment. Is there intelligent life in the universe.
knowing	Done in full awareness or consciousness. A knowing act of fraud.
knowledge	True, justified belief; certain understanding, as opposed to opinion. The transmission of knowledge.
knowledgeable	Thoroughly acquainted through study or experience. Knowledgeable about the technique of painting.
learned	Showing, requiring, or characterized by learning; scholarly. My learned friend.
lettered	Formally educated. Though not lettered he read widely.
literati	The literary intelligentsia.
meticulous	Marked by precise accordance with details. Meticulous research.
monograph	Write a monograph on treat in a monograph. They are publishing a series of monographs on music in late medieval and Renaissance cities.
painstaking	Characterized by extreme care and great effort. Painstaking research.
scrupulous	Having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled. Scrupulous attention to details.
smart	Feel upset and annoyed. Smart children talk earlier than the average.
studious	Marked by care and effort. He was quiet and studious.
trained	Shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form. Well trained servants.
understanding	Characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy. He had only been allowed to come on the understanding that he would be on his best behaviour.
university	The body of faculty and students at a university. His daughter is at university.