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clever
adjective as in bright, ingenious
Weak matches
able, adept, adroit, alert, apt, astute, brainy, brilliant, cagey, canny, capable, competent, crackerjack, cunning, deep, dexterous/dextrous, discerning, egghead, expert, foxy, gifted, good, handy, intelligent, inventive, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, many-sided, nimble, nobody's fool, pretty, pro, qualified, quick, quick on trigger, quick-witted, rational, resourceful, sagacious, savvy, sensible, sharp, shrewd, skilled, skillful, slick, sly, smart, sprightly, talented, versatile, wise, witty
Example Sentences
There is no doubt the quality is there with Isak, so it was hardly a surprise to see him put away such a clever strike like that.
Yet he acquired a reputation as a dandy, a clever humorist and an intellectual showman, distinctly apolitical and seemingly a man of no convictions.
“Scotland is big enough, we are clever enough and this news confirms that our economy is strong enough,” Swinney said.
Sir Tom Stoppard was one of Britain's cleverest playwrights.
As anyone who perused the many clever protest signs could see, there were many reasons why Americans turned out.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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