She was dressed with exceeding smartness and wore several bangle bracelets that glittered and rattled and tinkled with every movement of her hands.
Source: tatoeba (5833901)
Smartness
Synonyms for "smartness" (77 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (23)
Related words (38)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: cleverness, acuity, agility, alacrity, aptitude.
- Sentence evidence is available for smartness, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "smartness".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "smartness"
Keep "smartness" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "smartness" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "smartness", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "smartness" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
15 entriesappearancebehavioral traitcognitive abilitycognitive traitelegancehurtingintellectual capacityintelligencelifelivelinessmental capacitypainpresentationspiritsprightliness
More specific
9 entriesdressinesslogical reasoningneatnessproblem solvingquick thinkingstrategic thinkingstreet smartstactical clevernesstidiness
Collocations
6 entriesdegree of smartnessdisplay of smartnesshigh smartnessmeasure of smartnessperceived smartnesssmartness level
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 11 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- leepheid noun (the state or quality of being smart)
Finnish
1 entries- fiksuus noun (the state or quality of being smart)
Greek
1 entries- εξυπνάδα noun (the state or quality of being smart)
Hungarian
1 entries- okosság noun (the state or quality of being smart)
Irish
2 entries- innealtacht noun (the state or quality of being smart)
- tagracht noun (the state or quality of being smart)
Latin
1 entries- nitor noun (the state or quality of being smart)
Malayalam
1 entries- മിടുക്ക് noun (the state or quality of being smart)
Portuguese
1 entries- esperteza noun (the state or quality of being smart)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- tapadh noun (the state or quality of being smart)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- dòmišljatōst noun (the state or quality of being smart)
- до̀мишљато̄ст noun (the state or quality of being smart)
Spanish
2 entries- minerva noun (the state or quality of being smart)
- tienta noun (the state or quality of being smart)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Her appearance presented a valiant attempt at smartness.
Source: tatoeba (8895455)
Capricorns put everyone else's smartness to shame.
Source: tatoeba (12590163)
I'm just a fabulous human being, my own smartness works miracles for one and for two, I can turn even the most trickiest life situations into the realm of possibility.
Source: tatoeba (12802385)
Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "smartness"?
Closest matches include cleverness, acuity, agility, alacrity, aptitude.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "smartness"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.