smart guy

NOUN

smart aleck

Synonyms

STRONGEST

know-it-all wise guy

WEAK

smart alec smart-ass smarty smarty pants swellhead wiseass wisenheimer

NOUN

wise guy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

know-it-all

WEAK

bigmouth smart-ass smarty-pants wiseacre wiseass wisenheimer

Example Sentences

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Jones is a smart guy and now he is getting the ball out.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

He’s a smart guy who clerked for a federal judge.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2025

As we've been told ad nauseam, Vance is a smart guy who went to Yale.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2024

“He’s a really smart guy, really prepared and so we think that both of them can go out and execute.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

“You know he does try. He’s a smart guy and he cares.”

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller