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smart guy

NOUN
smart aleck
Synonyms
STRONGEST
know-it-all wise guy
WEAK
smart alec smart-ass smarty smarty pants swellhead wiseass wisenheimer
NOUN
wise guy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
know-it-all
WEAK
bigmouth smart-ass smarty-pants wiseacre wiseass wisenheimer

Example Sentences

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I think he’s a smart guy and had a lot of interesting ideas.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2025

But now he’s got a smart guy on the opposite side of the law who is his equal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

As we've been told ad nauseam, Vance is a smart guy who went to Yale.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2024

I'm really thrilled about the pick, because I think JD Vance is a very smart guy: a Yale graduate who wrote a best-selling book.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2024

“You see that mirror? You’re a smart guy, X-Ray. Do you think that’s a regular mirror? You think it’s in here so I can fix my makeup?”

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar