smarter

ADJECTIVE

intelligent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agile astute bold brainy bright brilliant canny crafty good nimble quick resourceful sharp shrewd slick wise

STRONG

acute adept alert brisk genius keen knowing pointed ready skull whiz

WEAK

apt clever effective eggheaded fresh impertinent ingenious long-haired nervy on the ball pert quick-witted sassy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clumsy dark dull foolish honest ignorant lazy light naive normal slow stupid typical unaware unclever unintelligent

STRONG

blunt obtuse sluggish unskilled

WEAK

apathetic dowdy lethargic old unfashionable unstylish worn

ADJECTIVE

stylish, fashionable

Synonyms

STRONG

chic dashing exclusive fine fly spruce swank trim

WEAK

dapper dressed to kill elegant in fashion last word latest thing modish natty neat snappy trendy well turned-out with it

Antonyms

STRONG

dull rough unkempt unstylish

WEAK

apathetic dowdy lethargic old slow stupid unfashionable unintelligent worn

ADJECTIVE

brisk, lively

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active bold energetic good quick

STRONG

brazen cracking forward scintillating spanking spirited

WEAK

jaunty nervy pert saucy sprightly vigorous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idle inactive lazy quiet slow sluggish

STRONG

meek shy timid

WEAK

apathetic dowdy dull lethargic old stupid unfashionable unintelligent unstylish worn

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I came away from every meeting with Greenspan smarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

There are a lot of narratives about AI that people take for granted, including “AI will take our jobs” or “someday AI will be smarter than humans,” or even that AI literally means “artificial intelligence.”

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Unlike Anthropic and OpenAI, which Kharazian said are incentivized to make users spend as much as possible on tokens, Cursor allows users to toggle between smarter but more expensive models and cheaper alternatives.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

"I think there was an attempt to be smarter and involve the actual game, I think that was a tipping point, neither of those songs have been bettered since," he added.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

As time went on, though, and the Academy started sending Glitchers in to capture them, the Butterflies got smarter and a lot sneakier.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin