smart
- adjective
- /smɑrt/
- These kids are smart.
- smart enough
- think smart
- so smart
The sort of well, they're so smart they can't be that bad.
- The sort of well, they're so smart they can't be that bad.
- He's super nice, very smart, very down the earth.
- He's he's, he's beautiful, he's smart, he's genuine.
- And so why don't smart men get married now then?
- I don't care how talented, how smart, you just can't.
- I really wish my team was that smart and that creative.
- She's she's fucking hilarious and smart and self aware.
- And if you're hired, great people are not just smart, but great.
- Is that a very smart thing to do?
- Question number one, If he's so damn smart, why is he so dumb?
- If I think Rongan thinks I'm smart, I'll say I feel smart.
- But you have to be smarter when it's this high.
Examples
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The smart student quickly solved the complex math problem.
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Is that a very smart thing to do?
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I really wish my team was that smart and that creative.
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You are all here because you are smart and you are brave.
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Assuming that Black is a smart player, what should she do?
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MI asks the question, in what ways are students smart, rather than, are they smart?
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And you're a very smart, driven person.
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He's just a tremendously smart guy and a great teacher.
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She made a smart decision by studying for the exam ahead of time.
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He is known for his smart ideas during team meetings.
Synonyms
Very clever and skilled at thinking or solving problems
Showing good judgment from experience
Understands things quickly and finds smart solutions
Able to think, understand, and learn new things
Quick to learn and understand new things
Quick at noticing small details and understanding things
Able to understand and answer fast
Good at judging situations and making smart business decisions
Very smart in a way that others notice
Very intelligent and quick to solve problems
Able to understand new things very quickly
Very quick to understand things and find answers
Able to think and give smart fast answers
A little quick to understand new things but not very fast
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
People believed to have expert knowledge or inside information about investments and bets
- Specialized
A group of connected home devices like lights or speakers you control together
How Smart
Surface Forms
Etymology
Smart comes from an old English word smeart meaning 'to sting' or 'hurt', and that idea of 'sharp' moved to the mind so that being 'sharp' meant being quick and clever. So we call someone smart when they think quickly.