Synonyms for intelligent
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Smart
smart, rational, bright, astute, sensible, wise, brainy, sagacious formal, gifted, level-headed, quick-witted, shrewd, enlightened, sharp-witted, ingenious, sentient, sapient, intellectual, keen, reasonable, sound, healthy
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
- adj. 2
Well thought-out, well considered.
The engineer had a very intelligent design proposal for the new car.
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A knowing child has more knowledge than would be looked for at his years, perhaps more than is quite desirable, while to speak of a child as intelligent is altogether complimentary.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- wise It was wise of you to take your umbrella with you.
- rational Starting from now, I am going to be more rational.
- sensible A sensible person wouldn't speak to you like that.
- astute Tom was an astute businessman who made a lot of money.
- brilliant Even if it's not true, it's a brilliant invention.
- clever The dog was so clever that he seemed almost human.
By length
- 3 letters
- apt1
- 4 letters
- wise1, keen1
- 5 letters
- ready2, sound1, quick1, smart1, sharp1, savvy2
- 6 letters
- bright1, clever2, gifted2, astute2, shrewd1, nimble2, brainy2
- 7 letters
- healthy2, sapient
- 8 letters
- rational3, sensible3, sentient
- 9 letters
- brilliant2, conscious2, ingenious3, sagacious
- 10 letters
- reasonable4, prehensile
- 11 letters
- enlightened3
- 12 letters
- intellectual5
- 13 letters
- understanding4, knowledgeable4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ready2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- intelligent
- Italiano
- intelligente
- Español
- inteligente
- Deutsch
- intelligent
- Català
- intel·ligent