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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A self-described “millennial comedian,” Morrison doesn’t strike me as the cleverest crafter of jokes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 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

The Traditional Unionist Voice leader, Jim Allister, is, she says "one of the most principled, cleverest politicians in Northern Ireland... but I have differences with Jim on lots of social issues".

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2023

J. S. Bach was probably the cleverest composer who ever lived, but he gave his performers almost no detailed instructions as to how they might play his sublime music.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall