| clever | | |
| adj. | 1. cagey, cagy, canny, clever | showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others.; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" |
| ~ smart | showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness. |
| adj. | 2. apt, clever | mentally quick and resourceful.; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold" |
| ~ intelligent | having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree.; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" |
| adj. | 3. clever, cunning, ingenious | showing inventiveness and skill.; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem" |
| ~ adroit | quick or skillful or adept in action or thought.; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator" |
| cunning | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness | shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception. |
| ~ astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings). |
| n. (attribute) | 2. cunning | crafty artfulness (especially in deception). |
| ~ artfulness | the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage. |
| adj. | 3. cunning, cute | attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness.; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby" |
| ~ attractive | pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm.; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations" |
| adj. | 4. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily | marked by skill in deception.; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" |
| ~ artful | marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft.; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
| keen | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. keen | a funeral lament sung with loud wailing. |
| ~ coronach, dirge, requiem, threnody, lament | a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. |
| ~ emerald isle, hibernia, ireland | an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. |
| v. (emotion) | 2. keen, lament | express grief verbally.; "we lamented the death of the child" |
| ~ grieve, sorrow | feel grief. |
| ~ express emotion, express feelings | give verbal or other expression to one's feelings. |
| adj. | 3. acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp | having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions.; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" |
| ~ perceptive | having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment.; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation" |
| adj. | 4. exquisite, keen | intense or sharp.; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure" |
| ~ intense | possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree.; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" |
| adj. | 5. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell | very good.; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ good | having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" |
| adj. | 6. cutting, keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing | painful as if caused by a sharp instrument.; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" |
| ~ sharp | keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point.; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds" |
| adj. | 7. keen | having a sharp cutting edge or point.; "a keen blade" |
| ~ sharp | having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing.; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point" |
| quick | | |
| n. (body) | 1. quick | any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail). |
| ~ region, area | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve.; "in the abdominal region" |
| adj. | 2. quick, speedy | accomplished rapidly and without delay.; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial" |
| ~ fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
| adj. | 3. fast, flying, quick | hurried and brief.; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" |
| ~ hurried | moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste.; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" |
| adj. | 4. agile, nimble, quick, spry | moving quickly and lightly.; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" |
| ~ active | characterized by energetic activity.; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action" |
| adj. | 5. quick, ready | apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity.; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" |
| ~ intelligent | having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree.; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" |
| adj. | 6. immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway | performed with little or no delay.; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" |
| ~ fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
| adj. | 7. quick, warm | easily aroused or excited.; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper" |
| ~ excitable | easily excited. |
| adv. | 8. promptly, quick, quickly | with little or no delay.; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" |
| smart | | |
| n. (state) | 1. smart, smarting, smartness | a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore. |
| ~ hurting, pain | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder.; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" |
| v. (perception) | 2. ache, hurt, smart | be the source of pain. |
| ~ sting, bite, burn | cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort.; "The sun burned his face" |
| ~ burn | feel hot or painful.; "My eyes are burning" |
| ~ itch | have or perceive an itch.; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!" |
| ~ hunger | feel the need to eat. |
| ~ thirst | feel the need to drink. |
| ~ act up | make itself felt as a recurring pain.; "My arthritis is acting up again" |
| ~ throb | pulsate or pound with abnormal force.; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing" |
| ~ shoot | cause a sharp and sudden pain in.; "The pain shot up her leg" |
| ~ cause to be perceived | have perceptible qualities. |
| adj. | 3. smart | showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness. |
| ~ astute, shrewd, sharp | marked by practical hardheaded intelligence.; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow" |
| ~ cagey, cagy, canny, clever | showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others.; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" |
| ~ street smart, streetwise, with-it | having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment. |
| ~ intelligent | having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree.; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" |
| adj. | 4. chic, smart, voguish | elegant and stylish.; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut" |
| ~ stylish, fashionable | having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress.; "a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey"; "the stylish resort of Gstadd" |
| adj. | 5. bright, smart | characterized by quickness and ease in learning.; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average" |
| ~ intelligent | having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree.; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" |
| adj. | 6. fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart, wise | improperly forward or bold.; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!" |
| ~ forward | used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty.; "a forward child badly in need of discipline" |
| adj. | 7. smart | painfully severe.; "he gave the dog a smart blow" |
| ~ intense | possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree.; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" |
| adj. | 8. smart | quick and brisk.; "I gave him a smart salute"; "we walked at a smart pace" |
| ~ fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
| adj. | 9. smart | capable of independent and apparently intelligent action.; "smart weapons" |
| ~ automatic | operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control.; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts" |
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