Synonyms for intelligently
- adverb
Most common
wisely cleverly thoughtfully smartly knowingly understandingly sagaciously
Definitions
- adv. 1
In an intelligent manner.
Near-synonyms: smartly, cleverly
Example sentences
- wisely By investing wisely, she accumulated a fortune.
- cleverly They're cleverly changing how we perceive them.
- thoughtfully The old man stroked his beard thoughtfully.
- smartly She is far more smartly dressed than I am.
- knowingly Ziri and Rima looked at each other knowingly.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| intelligently | falling | |
| wisely | steady | |
| cleverly | rising | |
| thoughtfully | rising | |
| smartly | rising | |
| knowingly | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- wisely2
- 7 letters
- smartly2
- 8 letters
- cleverly3
- 9 letters
- knowingly3
- 11 letters
- sagaciously
- 12 letters
- thoughtfully3
- 15 letters
- understandingly
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wisely2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- intelligemment
- Italiano
- intelligentemente