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clever
adjective as in bright, ingenious
Weak matches
able, adept, adroit, alert, apt, astute, brainy, brilliant, cagey, canny, capable, competent, crackerjack, cunning, deep, dexterous/dextrous, discerning, egghead, expert, foxy, gifted, good, handy, intelligent, inventive, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, many-sided, nimble, nobody's fool, pretty, pro, qualified, quick, quick on trigger, quick-witted, rational, resourceful, sagacious, savvy, sensible, sharp, shrewd, skilled, skillful, slick, sly, smart, sprightly, talented, versatile, wise, witty
Example Sentences
She didn’t have much of a voice, but the Shermans came up with clever workarounds, and by 1959 the song was a hit.
“So finding underutilized spaces or space that can be revitalized in different ways is really, really clever. This should be the blueprint.”
“She used to be a kind, clever woman,” her son says with resignation.
We can solve problems at scale through clever design, investment and determination—without depending on 7.7 billion people to get along.
Each kind of wave moves at a different speed, and those different speeds make it possible for some very clever equipment to detect an earthquake before it can be felt by humans.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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