Đồng nghĩa của ivory tower

Danh từ

Place of learning

Danh từ

Research organization

Danh từ

The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.

Danh từ

Place to hide, have privacy
refuge sanctuary haven retreat shelter bolt-hole harbour sanctum hideaway ark asylum foxhole harbor harborage hideout resort fastness hide-out querencia ambush anchorage bolthole cover covert den escape exit expedient fortress hiding place hole home immunity makeshift opening outlet place of shelter port preserve recourse resource safe haven safe house shield stopgap stronghold zoar bolt hole place of safety port in a storm safe place way out protection oasis security safety safe keeping defence screen defense church convent hole-up nest hidey-hole hermitage lair concealment nook haunt hidy-hole armor safeguard armour sanctum sanctorum habitat place of security safeguarding guard dock safe harbor ward aegis snuggery place of escape buckler shade dwelling aerie stash cache domain housing cloister joint purlieu pen weapon fortification barrier roadstead hangout rendezvous resistance resting place secret place moorage harbourage marina deterrent shielding deterrence guarding cushion roads mooring wall egis bulwark buffer stamping ground dockage wharf stomping ground fence shock absorber comfort zone private space snug recess penthouse brood study shadow office island private room secluded form earth lee a roof sequestered nook port of call bumper preventative preventive hedge hiding docks barricade bastion cottage dacha lodging roof accommodation pier jetty cabin adytum digs pad quarterage shed crib seaport hithe ammunition accommodations boatyard piers landing dockyard living quarters somewhere to stay somewhere to live roof over head hole in the wall dive territory warfare weaponry munitions a roof over your head spot abode biosphere site roost habitation citadel arms patch bar manor favourite spot local honky-tonk natural home home ground meeting place hang-out realm centre spa berth quay moorings fount source cradle fountainhead watering hole social place honeypot slip hotel spring camp holiday destination center motel tourist trap holiday centre park inn lodge fat farm tourist center mineral spring tourist centre watering place hot spring holiday spot place of origin

Tính từ

Not sensible or workable
impractical impracticable unworkable unrealistic impossible unfeasible absurd ill-considered illogical inoperable non-viable unreasonable unserviceable wild cock-eyed far-fetched foolish ill-thought-out nonpractical silly unusable useless crackpot crazy half-baked nonviable abstract chimerical clueless hopeless improbable inapplicable incompetent inefficacious inept infeasible ivory-tower nonfunctional otherworldly speculative theoretical unattainable unbusinesslike unpractical unreal unrealizable unviable unwise no go won't fly romantic idealistic quixotic visionary starry-eyed irrealizable unnegotiable no-go not a prayer out of the question utopian nonrealistic not sensible on cloud nine unachievable ineffectual dreamy idealist quixotical starry optimistic senseless irrational fanciful unworldly perfectionist delusory dreaming potty happy hoping head-in-the-clouds nonsensical unlikely reachy gone floating naive blue sky not applicable implausible inconceivable undoable insuperable preposterous unthinkable unimaginable unsuitable unobtainable inconvenient outlandish insolvable unsolvable insoluble futile contrary to reason inaccessible hardly possible not worth considering like herding cats inappropriate extravagant imaginary unwinnable unreachable impulsive fantastical chivalrous Utopian impetuous ineffective awkward imprudent impossible to carry out vain insurmountable forlorn incredible risible irresoluble outrageous irresolvable paradoxical farcical no-way beyond you not to be thought of impervious not on laughable too much inexecutable beyond one not possible ridiculous hare-brained hundred-to-one impassable way out unbelievable beyond the bounds of possibility ludicrous

Tính từ

Separated from reality and practical matters despite being academic
ivory-towered academic academical ivory-tower ivory-towerish theoretical hypothetical impractical notional ideal conjectural vague suppositious irrelevant suppositional suppositive useless unpragmatic unrealistic conjectured putative theoretic ideational philosophical indefinite general abstract conceptual speculative imaginary unreal visionary fictitious unattainable romantic fanciful fantastic mythical fabulous quixotic unfeasible unworkable fairy-tale Utopian impracticable unachievable utopian imagined pretend fantastical chimerical invented imaginal chimeric fictional phantom fantasied make-believe idealized poetic mythic phantasmic made-up phantasmal imagal mercurial dreamlike idealised transcendental high-flown mental extravagant transcendent unearthly out-of-reach in the clouds pie-in-the-sky intellectual tentative presumed assumed unproven unsubstantiated contingent postulated formularized analytical ideological unproved in theory metaphysical untested presupposed formalistic imaginative codified instanced as a premise in the abstract presumptive logical hypothetic supposed unfounded groundless unconfirmed pure uncertain suspect doubtful pedantic problematical based on guesswork on paper intelle paradigmatic non-practical experimental hairy dangerous projected conceptive recondite non-technical blue-sky unpractical nonconcrete intangible immaterial fundamental basic higher inferred suspected surmised postulational guessing unresolved surmising guesstimated figured reputed indeterminate casual contestable disputable equivocal assumptive stochastic concocted questionable conditional conjecturable debatable refutable provisory proposed guessed pretending problematic made up on a hunch alleged on a long shot apparent purported supposititious likely asserted inferential postulatory nominal

Tính từ

Nitpicky or cerebral to the point of being pompous
pedantic pompous pretentious egotistic ostentatious stilted priggish ivory-tower bombastic grandiloquent fustian sonorous magniloquent overblown euphuistic high-flown turgid high-sounding highfalutin rhetorical oratorical ornate overripe flowery orotund declamatory articulate eloquent grandiose hyperbolic rhetoric florid bombast tumid big aureate overwrought mouthy overdone magnific verbose effusive complicated scholarly formal erudite purple silver-tongued windy inflated arty-farty puffed-up boastful lofty braggart bragging flatulent boasting portentous Falstaffian overwritten prim affected extravagant elaborate showy gassy flamboyant wordy gaseous hifalutin Ossianic strained laboured long-winded pleonastic histrionic convoluted fulsome labored swollen theatrical exalted periphrastic hyperventilated rotund prolix over-elaborate exaggerated Ciceronian epideictic haughty imposing Demosthenic Demosthenean bold elevated flashy tedious ambitious la-di-da epic sesquipedalian ranting high-minded noble fancy tumescent loud puffed voluble grand-sounding ponderous blathering involved dramatic big-talking windbag self-important ornamented fluent discursive grand stagy overambitious elocutionary majestic impressive self-righteous high mannered tiresome actorly heroic tall high-falutin shallow superficial breezy lexiphanic snobbish Miltonian Homeric sententious stodgy blustering overinflated baroque oratorial stuffy euphistic tall-talking long learned rhapsodic loudmouthed balderdash booming melodramatic arresting solemn OTT verbal linguistic intellectual stuffed shirt figurative stylistic pontifical full of hot air embellished contrived glib vocal decorative ornamental garnished rich luscious ideal fervid impassioned persuasive gesturing vivid forceful gesticulative senatorial noisy expressive intoning important stentorian fussy sublime superior complex detailed decorated over the top excessive rhapsodical overestimated uplifting serious arrogant grave crass flaunted jaunty vain brazen vaunting garish monumental unrealistic large-scale lavish high-falutin' high-flying far-reaching on a grand scale large circumlocutory garrulous diffuse circuitous prattling expansive prating jabbering babbling lengthy gushing protracted tautological rambling indirect digressive wandering meandering talkative yakking multiloquent big-mouthed repetitious loquacious gabby tortuous redundant multiloquous gobby logorrheic wittering talky palaverous tautologous repeating ambagious logorrhoeic yacking repetitive full of air with the gift of the gab having kissed the Blarney stone

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