SMART Synonyms: 597 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈsmärt

as in elegant

being strikingly neat and trim in style or appearance dressed in their smart new uniforms, the cadets proudly paraded around the grounds of the military school

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as in stylish

being in the latest or current fashion boutiques specializing in smart clothes for cosmopolitan women

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as in witty

given to or marked by mature intelligent humor something one sees so rarely on TV: a smart sitcom

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as in cute

making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred just joked and made smart comments during the ceremony

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as in intelligent

having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment a smart investment that has really paid off

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as in clever

having or showing quickness of mind a smart child who will do well in school

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as in sophisticated

having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience a novelist who got much of the material for his works by hanging out with the smart set

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noun

as in tingle

a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body the toddler was whining over the smart from the cut

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as in sense

smarts plural the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems she had the smarts to start college at age 16, but perhaps not the emotional maturity

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verb

as in to hurt

to feel or cause physical pain the injection only smarted for a moment

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smart

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adverb

as in smartly

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smart people

intellectual people

bright people

intelligent people

sensible people

clever people

a smart move

a good move

a sensible move

a thoughtful move

a clever move

a strategic move

smart phones

mobile phones

cellular phones

intelligent phones

modern phones

wireless phones

a smart girl

an intelligent girl

a brainy girl

a brilliant girl

a knowledgeable girl

a wise girl

a smart thing

a sensible thing

a good thing

a strategic thing

a right thing

a savvy thing

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Adjective

Here’s a closer look at why regional banks could be the smarter choice for your banking needs. —

Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 Each describes the other as strong, smart and determined. —

Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024

Noun

Hayek chalked the construction up to sartorial smarts. —

Rhonda Richford, WWD, 29 Sep. 2024 As the name suggests, the Pixel Watch 3 is the third iteration of Google’s flagship smartwatch, and its second with all kinds of Fitbit smarts and tracking built-in (Google bought Fitbit in 2021). —

Brent Rose, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2024

Verb

Jordan Chiles looking to make a statement after being forced out of the all-around The other American looking to compete on all four apparatuses on Tuesday is Chiles, who will be smarting from a quirk in Olympic rules that keeps her out of the all-around finals on Thursday. —

Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 30 July 2024 Russia was already smarting from the World Anti-Doping Agency’s decision in 2019 to ban the country from international sports competitions for four years. —

Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2024

Adverb

Seats can be trimmed in a smart-looking gray wool blend, part of Volvo’s effort to eliminate leather use by 2030. —

cleveland, 24 Sep. 2022 The stand has a sleek design made from thin but sturdy fiberglass, pieced together in a smart-looking Z-shape. —

Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2022 See all Example Sentences for smart

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Last Updated: 2 Nov 2024 - Updated example sentences

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