LONGHAIR Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

longhair

noun

ˈlȯŋ-ˌher

as in intellectual

a person with strong intellectual interests long-standing tension between the townies and the longhairs at the elite college

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Recent Examples of longhair Raisa was a fixture on Chicago’s opera scene, and La Scala’ stage was sacred space in the world of longhairs, as classical music fans are sometimes known. —

Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023 With a warm smile and loving spirit, the 3-year-old longhair Chihuahua is hoping for a family that needs a new sous chef that just so happens to have four legs. —

The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2022 The volunteers unloading the military supplies are friends from the Ukrainian film and television industry — a longhair bunch of cinematographers, gaffers, set decorators and marketing strategists. —

Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2022 That’s because all cats—longhair, shorthair, no hair—shed a pernicious little protein called Fel d 1, found in the saliva and oil glands, which causes most cat allergies. —

Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for longhair

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There is so much crossover to New Yorkers who are incredibly smart shoppers, intellectual, and have a deep sense of the arts and craftsmanship.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
There's a lot of talk about the Cubans and exiles and civil society outside of Cuba, but Luis Manuel is basically reminding everybody that there is this civil society inside of Cuba, that there are intellectuals and thinkers and artists and writers who are really trying to get change done in Cuba.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 14 May 2026