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