intelligent

Examples

• All

• If the party is to survive, intelligent young men will be needed.

  Hitler's Children (1943)

• The medieval atmosphere of Del Sapo was enough to drive any intelligent, sensitive person quite mad.

  Fiction book (1990)

• We see no signs of intelligent life anywhere we look.

• Look, it's a chance to be around intelligent kids for a change.

  Walkout (2006)

• I thought she was quite intelligent and aware of the world in which she actually lives.

  Maybe I Do (2023)

• You seem intelligent, Mr. Logan.

  Legal Eagles (1986)

• I mean, you're obviously a very intelligent guy.

  Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)

• I'm sure that she's a highly intelligent woman of talent.

  Triggernometry

• He was one of the most intelligent men I've ever seen.

• She often comes up with intelligent solutions to complex problems.

Synonyms

S

smart

vsintelligent

∞ 1.9

Shows quick thinking and good understanding

focuses more on wide ability to think, understand, and learn

B

brilliant

vsintelligent

949 3.7

Very clever and skilled at thinking or solving problems

means high ability to think and learn without extra exceptional flair

C

clever

vsintelligent

573 1.7

Understands things quickly and finds smart solutions

covers overall strong ability to learn and understand, not only solving

B

brainy

vsintelligent

• Informal

21 3.9

Very smart in a way that others notice

highlights general capacity to think and learn rather than showiness

S

super-smart

vsintelligent

5 4.1

Very intelligent and quick to solve problems

refers to high capacity to think and learn but less extreme

S

smart as a whip

vsintelligent

• Informal

5 7.0

Very quick to understand things and find answers

means high ability to think and learn without the speed focus

C

clear-thinking

vsintelligent

3 4.2

Able to think calmly and logically without confusion or distraction

emphasises broad strength to learn and understand rather than pure logic

H

hyperintelligent

vsintelligent

1 8.2

A person, animal, or machine that is much smarter than most people

refers to a high level of thought and learning nearer to the norm

Antonyms

F

foolish

505 1.3

Not showing good sense and making unwise choices

U

unintelligent

8 3.3

Not smart or slow to understand

Compounds

I

intelligent falling

• Literature

9.9

A joke idea that a higher being makes things fall to mock explanations that are not scientific

How Intelligent

brilliant

949 3.7

intelligent

507 3.4

clever

573 1.7

bright

353 1.2

smart

∞ 1.9

Surface Forms

Etymology