Smart

//smɑɹt//

Synonyms for "smart" (464 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (93)

bright ache astute clever impertinent able active acute adept adroit advisable affect affliction agile agonize ail alacritous alert alive all the rage

Show 46 more words

Adjective(15 words)

educated knowledgeable savvy a la mode academical astute attractive brainy bright brilliant capable charming chic clever clueful

Noun(9 words)

pain anguish barbermonger beau blade blood buck carpet knight cockscomb

Verb(1 words)

ache

Adjective(2 words)

bright chic

Strong matches (139)

considerable contemptuous cosmopolitan crusty cultivated cunning current dapper dashing derisive derisory dexterous dinky discerning dispatchful disrespectful dressed to advantage dressed to kill droll effective

Show 75 more words

Adjective(14 words)

cultivated dapper erudite genius gifted handsome in the know ingenious intellectual intelligent keen knowledgeful knowsome learned

Noun(26 words)

dandy difficulty dike distress dood dude dudelet exquisite fashionable fast man fine gentleman fop foretop fribble gallant go grief hardship jack-a-dandy jemmy-jessamy

Show 6 more words

jetter macaroni masher metrosexual mignon misery

Adjective(3 words)

fresh impertinent impudent

Verb(1 words)

hurt

Related words (232)

mordant move natty neat nervy new newfashioned nifty nimble nimble witted nimble-witted no dumbbell nobby not born yesterday nurse resentment on the on the alert on the ball on the job pain

Show 164 more words

pang panning penetrate penetrating perceptive percipient perky perspicacious pert pierce pinch poignant pointed popular posh pound precocious prevalent prick prickle prompt pungent qui vive quick quick witted quick-thinking quick-witted quizzical ragging railing rakish rallying rapier-like razzing ready recherche resent resourceful respectable ridiculing right ritzy roasting rude salt salty sassy saucy savvy scintillating scoffing severe sharp sharp-witted shipshape shoot shrewd shrink silly sizable sleek sleepless slick sly smart alecky smart ass smart-alecky smart-ass smarting smarty smirking smug snappy snazzy sneering snickering sniggering snorting snug soften soigne soignee sophisticated spanking sparkling speedy spiffy spirited sporty sprightly spruce spry stab steel-trap stiff sting stinging stir street smart streetwise style-conscious stylish subtle suffer suffering swank swanky swell swift swish tactical talented taunting taut teasing thrill throb tidy tight tingle tingling touch touch a chord trenchant trendy tricksy trifling trig trim twinge twitch twitting unblinking uncalled for uncalled-for unnodding unsleeping unwinking up-to-date up-to-datish up-to-the-minute urtication vigorous voguish wakeful well dressed well-cared-for well-dressed well-educated well-groomed well-kept well-read well-versed whimsical wide awake wide-awake wince wisdom wise ass wise-ass wisecracker with-it witty writhe

Adjective(5 words)

overbold sassy saucy voguish wise

Noun(19 words)

pang petit maître popinjay pretty boy prig puss-gentleman rend smarting smartness spark spiff swell throe tippy toff torment torture trouble wark

Adjective(24 words)

piquant pizazzy quick quick on the uptake quick-witted quickwitted rational sagacious scholared scholarly sharp sharp as a tack silly sophisticated stylish sussed switched on talented up on well-informed

Show 4 more words

whip-smart wise witty zhoosh

How these synonyms differ

astute - 'Astute' emphasizes perceptiveness, an astute observer notices what others miss. It's about insight, not raw processing power.
brilliant - 'Brilliant' is the superlative, it suggests exceptional, dazzling intelligence that stands out from the crowd.
clever - 'Clever' implies ingenuity and resourcefulness, finding creative solutions. It can carry a faint note of trickery.
intelligent - 'Intelligent' is broader and more formal, it covers reasoning ability, not just quick wit or practical cleverness.
shrewd - 'Shrewd' is intelligence applied to strategy and self-interest, sharp judgment, especially in business or negotiation.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

11 relation types

More general

3 entries

cause to be perceived hurting pain

Antonyms

6 entries

backward bright garish ignorant intelligent stupid

Synonyms

7 entries

ache attractive bright cultivated impertinent silly voguish

Related terms

4 entries

DUMB FAST HARD SMARTER

dbpedia product

1 entries

microcar

derived

102 entries

SmartStamp arsesmart besmart book smart book-smart heart smart nonsmart nosesmart outsmart quick smart quicksmart right smart semismart smart TV smart alec smart aleck

Showing 16 of 102 words.

has context

3 entries

slang southern us

instance of

1 entries

division

is a

2 entries

company pain

related to

32 entries

affliction brainy clever cleverness computer dandy digital good looking grief high high iq humorous hurt intellectual intelligence intelligent

Showing 16 of 32 words.

similar

24 entries

astute automatic cagey cagy canny clever fashionable fast forward intelligent intense

Showing 16 of 24 words.

Translations

311 translations across 84 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

intelligent adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Albanian

1 entries

i zgjuar adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Arabic

3 entries

ذكي adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
ذَكِيّ adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
شَاطِر adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)

Armenian

2 entries

խելացի adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
խելոք adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Assamese

1 entries

তীখৰ adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

ağıllı adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Belarusian

1 entries

разу́мны adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Bengali

1 entries

চতুর adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Bulgarian

4 entries

елегантен adj (good-looking)
интелигентен adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))
красив adj (good-looking)
находчив adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)

Burmese

2 entries

နပ် adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
လျင် adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Catalan

4 entries

intel·ligent adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
intel·ligent adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
llest adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
fer mal verb (to hurt or sting)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

زیرەک adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎠᏌᎹᏗ adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

叻 adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

伶俐 adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
俏皮 adj (cleverly shrewd and humorous)
優雅 /优雅 adj (good-looking)
帥氣 /帅气 adj (good-looking)

Czech

4 entries

bystrý adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
chytrý adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
chytrý adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))
inteligentní adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Danish

4 entries

elegant adj (good-looking)
flot adj (good-looking)
intelligent adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))
klog adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Dutch

4 entries

handig adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
intelligent adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
slim adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
wijs adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Esperanto

2 entries

dolori verb (to hurt or sting)
piki verb (to hurt or sting)

Estonian

1 entries

nutikas adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Finnish

4 entries

fiksu adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
fiksu adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
hyvännäköinen adj (good-looking)
kirjaviisas adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

French

4 entries

astucieux adj (cleverly shrewd and humorous)
habile adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
intelligent adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
intelligent adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))

Galician

3 entries

elegante adj (good-looking)
vivo adj (sharp; keen; poignant)
vivo adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)

Georgian

4 entries

გონიერი adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
ჭკვიანი adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
ასტკივდება verb (to hurt or sting)
სტკივა verb (to hurt or sting)

German

4 entries

gescheit adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
intelligent adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
klug adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
schmerzen verb (to hurt or sting)

Hawaiian

2 entries

akamai adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
hoʻomaneʻo verb (to hurt or sting)

Hebrew

1 entries

חכם adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Hindi

4 entries

चतुर adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
चतुर adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
चालाक adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
बुद्धिमान adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Hungarian

3 entries

okos adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
okos adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
okos adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))

Icelandic

3 entries

flottur adj (good-looking)
klár adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
snjall adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Indonesian

4 entries

cerdas adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))
elegan adj (good-looking)
elok adj (good-looking)
necis adj (good-looking)

Ingrian

4 entries

huima adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
kavala adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
meelövä adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
selvä adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)

Irish

1 entries

galánta adj (good-looking)

Italian

4 entries

acculturato adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
acuto adj (sharp; keen; poignant)
brillante adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
brillante adj (efficient; vigorous; brilliant)

Japanese

4 entries

上品な adj (good-looking)
優雅な adj (good-looking)
悧巧な adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
敏い adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)

Kazakh

1 entries

ақылды adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Khmer

1 entries

ឆ្លាត adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Korean

3 entries

똑똑하다 adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
머리가 좋다 adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
영리하다 adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

акылдуу adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
эстүү adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Lao

1 entries

ສະຫລາດ adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Latin

2 entries

callidus adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
facio dolōrem verb (to hurt or sting)

Latvian

2 entries

gudrs adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
gudrs adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Lithuanian

1 entries

protingas adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

mudry adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Macedonian

2 entries

паметен adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
умен adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Malay

1 entries

pintar adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))

Marathi

1 entries

हुशार adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)

Middle English

1 entries

smert adj (causing sharp pain; stinging)

Mongolian

1 entries

ухаантай adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Māori

4 entries

atamai adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
atamai adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))
tau adj (good-looking)
tōingo adj (good-looking)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

hodari adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

jîr adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

flott adj (good-looking)
klok adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
smart adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

flott adj (good-looking)

Nǀuu

2 entries

ǁxae adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
ǁxaea adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

یانمق verb (to hurt or sting)

Persian

1 entries

هوشمند adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Plautdietsch

3 entries

Forcht adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
beschläpen adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
schekjlich adj (good-looking)

Polish

4 entries

bystry adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
elegancki adj (good-looking)
inteligentny adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))
sprytny adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Portuguese

4 entries

elegante adj (good-looking)
esperto adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
inteligente adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
inteligente adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))

Quechua

3 entries

yachaysapa adj (sharp; keen; poignant)
yachaysapa adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
yachaysapa adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))

Romanian

4 entries

descurcăreț adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
deștept adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
deștept adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
isteț adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Russian

4 entries

интеллектуальный adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))
нахо́дчивый adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
остроу́мный adj (cleverly shrewd and humorous)
поня́тливый adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)

Saanich

1 entries

SĆUTIWEN adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Sanskrit

2 entries

चतुर adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
चतुर adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

geur adj (cleverly shrewd and humorous)
spaideil adj (good-looking)
tapaidh adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
tapaidh adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

inteligentan adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))
pametan adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
pametan adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))
паметан adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Sicilian

4 entries

accurturatu adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
ntilliggenti adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))
ntillittuali adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
pulita adj (good-looking)

Slovak

3 entries

bystrý adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
chytrý adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
inteligentný adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))

Slovene

2 entries

pameten adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
pametni adj (equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology))

Spanish

4 entries

elegante adj (good-looking)
intelectual adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
listo adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
piola adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Swedish

4 entries

elegant adj (good-looking)
klok adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
smart adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
göra ont verb (to hurt or sting)

Tajik

3 entries

боақл adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
оқил adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
ҳушманд adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Tamil

1 entries

நுண்ணறி adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Tatar

1 entries

акыллы adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Thai

1 entries

ฉลาด adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Turkish

4 entries

akıllı adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
becerikli adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
becerikli adj (efficient; vigorous; brilliant)
zeki adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Turkmen

1 entries

akylly adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Ukrainian

4 entries

доте́пний adj (cleverly shrewd and humorous)
елега́нтний adj (good-looking)
кмітли́вий adj (exhibiting social ability or cleverness)
розу́мний adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Urdu

1 entries

ہوشیار adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Uyghur

1 entries

ئەقىللىق adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Uzbek

2 entries

aqlli adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
bilimli adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Vietnamese

4 entries

giỏi adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
lanh lợi adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
thông minh adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
thông tuệ adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Yiddish

1 entries

קלוג adj (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)

Sample sentences

45 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

She's really smart, isn't she?

Source: tatoeba (1864)

You look smart in the shirt.

Source: tatoeba (16620)

She is rich, to be sure, but I don't think she's very smart.

Source: tatoeba (21684)

Patty is a smart student.

Source: tatoeba (35139)

Showing 4 of 45 available sentences.

More for "smart"

Meaning Antonyms Sentences Word Type

Keep exploring

Compare antonyms Use in sentences Read the blog

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.