Synonyms for intelligent
ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒəntin·tel·li·gent

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1. intelligentadjective

   Antonyms:
   stupid

2. intelligentadjective

   Antonyms:
   stupid

3. intelligentadjective

   Antonyms:
   stupid

4. intelligentadjective

   My girlfriend and I had an intelligent conversation.

   Antonyms:
   stupid

5. intelligentadjective

   The hunt for intelligent life.

   Antonyms:
   stupid

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1. intelligent

   Clever, as used in England, especially implies an aptitude for study or learning, and for excellent tho not preeminent mental achievement. The early New England usage as implying simple and weak good nature has largely affected the use of the word throughout the United States, where it has never been much in favor. Smart, indicating dashing ability, is now coming to have a suggestion of unscrupulousness, similar to that of the word sharp, which makes its use a doubtful compliment. The discriminating use of such words as able, gifted, talented, etc., is greatly preferable to an excessive use of the word clever. Compare ACUMEN; ASTUTE; POWER.

   Synonyms:
   able, adroit, apt, bright, capable, clever, dexterous, expert, gifted, happy, ingenious, intellectual, keen, knowing, quick, quick-witted, sharp, skilful, smart, talented

   Antonyms:
   awkward, bungling, clumsy, dull, foolish, idiotic, ignorant, senseless, slow, stupid, thick-headed, witless

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1. intelligentadjective

   having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree

   "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"

   Synonyms:
   thinking(a), healthy, sound, levelheaded, reasoning(a), level-headed, well-informed

   Antonyms:
   naive, naif, unintelligent, unreasonable, irrational, brainless, stupid, headless

2. intelligent, well-informedadjective

   possessing sound knowledge

   "well-informed readers"

   Synonyms:
   sound, well-informed, thinking(a), healthy, reasoning(a), level-headed, levelheaded

   Antonyms:
   brainless, unintelligent, naive, naif, irrational, headless, unreasonable, stupid

3. healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, soundadjective

   exercising or showing good judgment

   "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"

   Synonyms:
   levelheaded, reasoning(a), good, salubrious, well-informed, sizable, sound, wakeless, well-grounded, sizeable, effectual, thinking(a), hefty, profound, healthy, heavy, reasoned, legal, respectable, goodly, goodish, level-headed, tidy, good for you(p)

   Antonyms:
   unreasonable, brainless, stupid, unintelligent, naive, irrational, headless, naif

4. intelligent, reasoning(a), thinking(a)adjective

   endowed with the capacity to reason

   Antonyms:
   unreasonable, unintelligent, headless, brainless, stupid, naif, naive, irrational

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1. perceptive

   Submitted by davidb on October 6, 2019  

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1. intelligentadjective

   Synonyms:
   knowing, understanding, instructed, enlightened, skilful, skilled, clever, well-informed

2. intelligentadjective

   Synonyms:
   astute, acute, quick, bright, apt, shrewd, discerning, clear-sighted, keen-sighted, quick-sighted, sharp-sighted, sharp-witted, keen-eyed, long-headed, clear-headed

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1. intelligentadjective

   Synonyms:
   clever, discerning, astute, bright, knowing, apt, sensible

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1. List of paraphrases for "intelligent":

   smart, clever, wise, sensible, intelligently, astute, bright, smarter, brainy, termite, intelligence, lntelligent

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1. Lavina Goodell:

   Critics are by no means the end of the law. Do not think all is over with you because you articles are rejected. It may be that the editor has his drawer full, or that he does not know enough to appreciate you, or you have not gained a reputation, or he is not in a mood to be pleased. A critic's judgment is like that of any intelligent person. If he has experience, he is capable of judging whether a book will sell. That is all.

2. Leonard Mlodinow:

   Nothing projects intelligence quite like confidence. When you believe in yourself, it shows, and research shows that believing in yourself improves your performance on cognitive tasks. Self-doubt, on the other hand, impairs your performance. What’s worse is that other people pick up on this doubt, which makes you appear less intelligent to them. If you want people to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself. If you’re really smart, you should n’t have to use big words to broadcast it. True intelligence speaks for itself, so you don’t have to show off your impressive vocabulary. In addition, you always run the chance of being wrong. Using a big word incorrectly makes you look, well, not so smart. So, if you want to appear more intelligent, stop studying the dictionary and just focus on communicating effectively. Related : 8 Great Tricks for Reading People's Body Language Communication expert Leonard Mlodinow makes the case that even if two people say exactly the same thing, the one who says it most expressively will be perceived as being smarter. If two speakers utter exactly the same words, but one speaks a little faster and louder and with fewer pauses and greater variation in volume, that speaker will be judged to be more energetic, knowledgeable, and intelligent.

3. Ben Carson:

   The Confederate flag causes a lot of people angst and they are not able to see beyond that, i think the people of South Carolina should sit down and have an intelligent discussion about what can they use that captures their heritage, captures the heritage of America and allows them to coexist in peace.

4. Henry Graham Greene:

   Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and simple, however cruel our worst enemies are the intelligent and corrupt.

5. Andrew Cuomo:

   That is an intelligent division of labor - let each layer of government do what it does best.