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nobody's fool

ADJECTIVE
adept
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplished adroit capable deft proficient skilled skillful versed
STRONG
ace clean crack crackerjack expert hotshot quick savvy sharp slick smooth there whiz wizard
WEAK
brainy dexterous hot know stuff masterful masterly no dummy no slouch on the ball on the beam practiced sharp as a tack up to speed
Antonyms
STRONGEST
awkward clumsy green incapable incompetent inept inexperienced unable unskilled unskillful
STRONG
coarse ignorant indefinite lazy rough slow stupid unintelligent
ADJECTIVE
apt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
able adept intelligent smart
WEAK
astute bright clever expert gifted ingenious no dummy not born yesterday prompt quick on the trigger quick on the uptake ready savvy sharp skilled skillful talented teachable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inept stupid unintelligent
WEAK
disinclined inapt incapable incorrect unskilled unsuitable
ADJECTIVE
clever
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 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
ADJECTIVE
keen
Synonyms
STRONGEST
astute discriminating quick sensitive sharp shrewd wise
STRONG
Einstein discerning whiz
WEAK
bright brilliant canny clever perceptive perspicacious sagacious sapient sharp as a tack
Antonyms
STRONGEST
foolish ignorant slow stupid unintelligent
WEAK
dull idiotic obtuse
ADJECTIVE
sharp
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acute bright brilliant fast intelligent nimble quick slick smart subtle
STRONG
alert keen knowing original ready savvy sensitive wise
WEAK
adroit apt astute brainy canny clever critical cute discerning discriminating foxy having smarts ingenious not born yesterday observant on the ball penetrating penetrative quick on the trigger quick on the uptake resourceful smart as a tack
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dull normal slow stupid unaware unintelligent
STRONG
ignorant

Example Sentences

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They were nobody’s fool, even when they wound up with the short end of the stick.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023

Christine was the butt of jokes, but she was nobody’s fool.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2022

Leytner includes scenes of Margarete repeatedly rejecting the romantic attentions of her employer that make her likeable and show her to be nobody's fool.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2020

France seems to be nobody’s fool no longer.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2020

Bobby Moch—as everyone concerned would eventually learn—was nobody’s fool.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown