intelligent

Pluralintelligents

1. 1
   adjective

   Able to learn, understand, and think about things quickly and well.

   Like a sponge that soaks up new things very quickly.

   My little brother is very intelligent and learns new words fast.

   Dogs can be quite intelligent, and some learn many tricks.

   Similarclever, bright, smart, brilliant, sharp

   Oppositestupid, unintelligent, dim, dull

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2. 2
   adjective

   Carefully thought out and showing good judgment.

   That was an intelligent choice given how little time we had.

   She made an intelligent plan to save a little money each month.

   Similarsensible, wise, shrewd, astute, judicious

   Oppositefoolish, unwise, stupid

3. 3
   adjective

   Full of careful, thoughtful talk between people.

   We had an intelligent talk about books last night.

   The class enjoyed an intelligent discussion about what is fair.

   Similarthoughtful, informed, sophisticated, learned

   Oppositeinane, mindless, shallow

4. 4
   adjective

   Built with a computer that senses its surroundings and acts on its own.

   Like a light that knows when to turn itself on and off.

   The intelligent thermostat lowers the heat when no one is home.

   Our new washing machine is intelligent and picks the right cycle by itself.

   Similarsmart, automated, automatic, computerized

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5. 5
   adjective

   Having brain power at least as great as that of humans.

   The story imagines intelligent robots that think and feel like people.

   Many films feature intelligent aliens who build huge cities of their own.

   Similarsentient, rational

6. 6
   nouncountable

   A person who belongs to the educated, thinking class of a country, or simply a clever person.

   Her grandfather was a Moscow intelligent who wrote for a banned magazine.

   The café was full of intelligents arguing about politics late into the night.

   Similarintellectual

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