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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"We spoke to people at the flat, who knew him. They described him as a very polite individual and an intelligent person."

From BBC

“It was making intelligent decisions. It had something that felt, for the first time, like judgment. Like taste,” he says.

From MarketWatch

“It was making intelligent decisions. It had something that felt, for the first time, like judgment. Like taste,” he said.

From MarketWatch

Haaland is not exactly playing a different role now, but he is showing what an intelligent footballer he is.

From BBC

The sophisticated Griswold worried that too many intelligent citizens were being duped by what he considered ghostly nonsense.

From Literature