Synonyms for brainy
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Brilliant — very intellectually capable
brilliant, intelligent, smart, clever, quick-witted, sharp-witted, talented, intellectual, gifted, bright, keen, quick, sharp, knowledgeable, learned, sagacious formal, astute, ingenious, apt
Definitions
- adj. 1
Very intellectually capable.
She's brainy as well as pretty.
- adj. 2
Of or relating to the brain.
Related words
- Word family
- brainiac
Example sentences
- brilliant Even if it's not true, it's a brilliant invention.
- intelligent Tom is so intelligent that he stands out in class.
- clever The dog was so clever that he seemed almost human.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| brainy | rising | |
| brilliant | steady | |
| intelligent | steady | |
| clever | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- apt1
- 4 letters
- keen1
- 5 letters
- quick1, smart1, sharp1
- 6 letters
- bright1, clever2, gifted2, astute2
- 7 letters
- learned1
- 8 letters
- talented3, cerebral3, brainial
- 9 letters
- brilliant2, ingenious3, sagacious
- 11 letters
- intelligent4
- 12 letters
- intellectual5
- 13 letters
- knowledgeable4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (clever2 = 2 syllables).