intelligent

[in-tel-i-juhnt] / ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒənt /

ADJECTIVE

very smart

Synonyms

STRONGEST

astute brainy bright brilliant creative imaginative inventive knowledgeable original perceptive rational resourceful smart well-informed wise

WEAK

able acute alert alive all there apt calculating capable clever comprehending deep discerning enlightened exceptional highbrow ingenious instructed keen knowing penetrating perspicacious profound quick quick-witted ready reasonable responsible sage sharp thinking together understanding whiz witty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dark dull ignorant normal old stupid typical unaware uncreative uneducated unimaginative unintelligent uninventive unreasonable unresourceful worn

WEAK

foolish idiotic imbecile

Example Sentences

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That is, he wished his paper had done what an intelligent 9-year-old, in a spirit of science, possessed of curiosity, would have done when presented with a new and unexplained phenomenon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Silva's intelligent pressing and build-up helped mitigate City's areas of weakness from November onwards.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

But what unites his diverse roles is the sense of a sensitive, intelligent actor who constantly makes us wonder what he’s thinking.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Aridge has referred to the factory as the world’s first intelligent flying-car manufacturing facility.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

He had a lean, intelligent face with a neatly trimmed brown mustache and eyes as gray as smoke.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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