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cleverest

ADJECTIVE

bright, ingenious

Synonyms

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

awkward foolish idiotic ignorant naive senseless stupid unclever

Example Sentences

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The cleverest mystery is no better than its characters and, when it’s made for the screen, the actors who play them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

Another says Reeves "is normally the cleverest person in the room", and that she does not blag.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2024

As fantastical as “Doctor Who” can get, the cleverest being in the universe always has an explanation for everything.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2023

Leave it to Hollywood’s writers, now striking, to have the cleverest signs: “HBO Max Pays HBO Minimum,” reads one.

From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2023

He and the other boys, the group he lived with, would be wrestling and joking, vying to be cleverest, or strongest, as they made their way together to or from the schoolhouse.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry