CLEVER


Meaning of CLEVER in English

adjective

1.

Synonyms: skillful 2, adroit, good, pretty, ||skilly, wicked, workmanlike, workmanly

2.

Synonyms: dexterous 1, adroit, deft, handy, neat-handed, nimble

3.

Synonyms: intelligent 2, alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, knowing, quick-witted, ready-witted, sharp, smart

Related Word: apt, prompt, quick, ready; able, capable, competent; all-around, many-sided, versatile

Idioms: quick as a flash, sharp ( or smart) as a whip

Contrasted words: asinine, fatuous, foolish, simple

Antonyms: dull

4.

highly skilled in devising or contriving

very clever about getting her own way

Synonyms: adroit, canny, ||coony, cunning, dexterous, ingenious, ||sleighty, slim, sly; compare skillful 2

Related Word: able, adept, expert, handy, masterly, proficient, skilled, skillful; capable, competent, qualified; crafty, deceitful, slick, tricky

Contrasted words: awkward, clumsy, gauche, inept, maladroit; dilatory, laggard, slow, sluggish; incapable, incompetent, inept, unqualified

5.

pleasing because of aptness, sparkle, and usually wit

delighted her audience with a series of clever comparisons

Synonyms: good, scintillating, smart, sprightly

Related Word: bright, brilliant, coruscating, dazzling, sparkling; piquant, racy, salty; fanciful, whimsical; amusing, entertaining, pleasing; facetious, funny, humorous, witty; laughable, risible

Contrasted words: drab, dull, humdrum, monotonous, stodgy; barren, empty, inane; fatuous, pointless; absurd, foolish, nonsensical, ridiculous

Antonyms: stupid

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