English word

Clever

Definitions

adjective

  1. skillful or adroit in using the hands or body : nimble
  2. mentally quick and resourceful
  3. marked by wit or ingenuity
  4. good
  5. easy to use or handle

Synonyms for clever

Closest evidence-backed alternatives.

  • creative
  • imaginative
  • inventive
  • astute
  • discerning
  • ingenious
  • academic
  • logical
  • brilliant
  • prudent
  • insightful
  • educated
  • genius
  • sharp
  • quick-witted
  • sagacious
  • sage
  • bookish
  • egghead

Synonyms by context

Quick to understand or learn

adjective

Cunningly resourceful

adjective

  • cunning
  • devious
  • artful
  • calculating
  • conniving
  • crafty
  • shrewd
  • canny
  • savvy
  • shady

Wise in personal, professional or business dealings

adjective

  • enterprising
  • judicious
  • resourceful
  • incisive
  • rational
  • reasonable

Antonyms for clever

  • foolish
  • ignorant
  • stupid
  • dense
  • dull
  • dumb
  • obtuse
  • unintelligent
  • unthinking
  • unwise
  • senseless
  • silly
  • thick
  • uninformed
  • vacuous
  • daft
  • dim-witted
  • doltish
  • dopey
  • dopy

Opposite of quick to understand or learn

  • stupid
  • foolish
  • dumb
  • idiotic
  • obtuse
  • unintelligent
  • dense
  • dull
  • naive
  • senseless

Opposite of cunningly resourceful

  • ill-advised
  • ill-considered
  • improvident
  • thoughtless
  • careless
  • foolhardy
  • inexpedient
  • misguided
  • risky

Opposite of wise in personal, professional or business dealings

  • incapable
  • imprudent
  • injudicious
  • unresourceful
  • irrational
  • short-sighted
  • unthinking
  • unwise

Phrases

  • above board
  • abreast of the facts
  • all there
  • artistically aware
  • as green as grass
  • at home
  • au courant
  • au fait
  • bona fide
  • book smart
  • capable of learning
  • clued up
  • filled in
  • genned up
  • having a good head on one's shoulders
  • having been around
  • having no flies on
  • having your finger on the pulse
  • intellectually aware
  • in the know