What is a synonym for the word clever

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1. clever

   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, dexterous, expert, gifted, happy, ingenious, intellectual, intelligent, keen, knowing, quick, quick-witted, sharp, skilful, smart, talented

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. clever

   Synonyms:
   able, ready, talented, quick, ingenious, dexterous, adroit, expert, gifted, quick-witted, skillful, well-contrived

   Antonyms:
   weak, dull, stupid, slow, illcontrived, doltish, uninventive, awkward, clumsy, bungling, botched

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1. cagey, cagy, canny, cleveradjective

   showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

   «a cagey lawyer»; «too clever to be sound»

   Synonyms:
   cagey, ingenious, chary, cagy, apt, cunning, canny

   Antonyms:
   unintelligent, stupid, maladroit

2. apt, cleveradjective

   mentally quick and resourceful

   «an apt pupil»; «you are a clever man…you reason well and your wit is bold»-Bram Stoker

   Synonyms:
   disposed(p), minded(p), cagey, given(p), ingenious, apt(p), cagy, apt, cunning, tending(p), liable(p), canny, apposite, pertinent

   Antonyms:
   stupid, unintelligent, maladroit

3. clever, cunning, ingeniousadjective

   showing inventiveness and skill

   «a clever gadget»; «the cunning maneuvers leading to his success»; «an ingenious solution to the problem»

   Synonyms:
   tricksy, canny, cunning, cagy, slick, sly, cute, cagey, wily, apt, ingenious, knavish, crafty, guileful, dodgy, tricky, foxy

   Antonyms:
   stupid, maladroit, unintelligent

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1. smart

   to understand quickly.

   he is so smart

   Submitted by anonymous on September 22, 2020  

2. anansi

   Submitted by anonymous on November 19, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. cleveradjective

   Synonyms:
   dexterous, skilful, apt, handy, ready, quick, smart, expert, able

2. cleveradjective

   Synonyms:
   [U. S.] kind, benign, amiable, obliging, accommodating, well-meaning, well-disposed, good-natured, kind-hearted

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1. List of paraphrases for «clever»:

   smart, intelligent, ingenious, astute, malin, wise, cunning, skilful, malignant, shrewd, crafty, bright, resourceful, slim, adept, artful, sensible, brilliant, skillful

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1. Deidre Ball:

   I havent formed it yet, but I will, im in the process of doing it. Its going to be The Committee to Dismantle Trump, but Ill come up with a much more clever thing than The Committee. Im gon na throw in my own dough, ask others to put their dough in there and were going to explain to the people what hes doing.

2. David Letterman:

   I like it, it’s clever. 9-9-9. It’s fun, you ought to get some sort of toll-free number. You dial 9-9-9, you get a free pizza.

3. Asa Barber:

   Nature’s kind of clever, because it figured out millions of years ago that if you grow these fibers below a critical size, even if you have flaws in the material, it doesn’t affect the strength.

4. John Hutchinson:

   What speed giant tyrannosaurs might have normally walked at hasn’t been a big question for many studies, but it is still an interesting question. The approach used here is complementary to fancier muscle-based simulation studies and, in a way, to data from fossil footprints, this study covers some new ground in a clever way with an original model. It’s interesting and would be useful to integrate with and compare with other approaches in the future.

5. Javier Tebas:

   Either Angel Maria Villar was very clever or very stupid if Angel Maria Villar did not notice anything, it worries me that the RFEF president did not notice anything that was going on.

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• sapiens, callidusLatin
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