Intelligence

Synonyms for intelligence
noun ability to perceive, understand

agility
perception
quickness
subtlety
brilliance
understanding
acumen
wit
sense
savvy

skill
judgment
intellect
smarts
mind
comprehension
aptitude
cleverness
capacity
coruscation

alertness
trenchancy
mentality
brainpower
reason
penetration
perspicacity
brightness
luminosity
discernment

sagacity
quotient
gray matter
IQ
precocity
acuity
brains
the right stuff
what it takes

Antonyms for intelligence

ignorance
inability

physicality
disinclination

stupidity
ineptness

Synonyms
noun secret information

data
knowledge
picture
notice
word
disclosure

notification
advice
tidings
tip-off
dirt
clue

facts
leak
report
news
rumor
info

findings
hot tip
inside story
lowdown

Antonyms

silence
ignorance

inability
ineptness

Concept Thesaurus for word intelligence
Synonyms – noun

intelligence
cuteness
nous
wit
grasp of intellect
penetration
due sense of
refinement (taste)
upper story
eye of a lynx
sense
plain sense
judgment
caliber
enlargement of mind.
fire of genius
[Wisdom in action] prudence [more]
sobriety
a bright thought

capacity
sabe [U.S.]
parts
esprit
acuteness
perspicacy
good judgment
head
long head
eye of a hawk.
good sense
rationality
solidity
enlarged views
genius
heaven-born genius
vigilance
self-possession
not a bad idea.

comprehension
savvy [U.S.]
sagacity
gumption
acumen
perspicacity
discrimination
brains
eagle eye
wisdom
common sense
reason
depth
reach of thought
inspiration
soul
tact
aplomb

understanding
intellect
mother wit
quick parts
subtlety
discernment
cunning
headpiece
eagle glance
sapience
horse sense [U.S.]
reasonableness
profundity
compass of thought
geist
talent (aptitude)
foresight
ballast.

Synonyms – verbs

be intelligent
take in an idea
see at a glance
penetrate
know what’s what[more]

have all one’s wits about one
take a joke
see with half an eye
discern (descry)
listen to reason.

understand (intelligible)
take a hint.
see far into
foresee

catch an idea
see through
see through a millstone
discriminate

Synonyms – adjectives

[Applied to persons] intelligent
alive
quick
clear witted
wide-awake
clear-headed
penetrating
needle-witted
arch (cunning)
sage
rational
abnormis sapiens
unbiased
unperplexed
fair.
hardheaded
thoughtful
profound.

quick of apprehension
brainy
sharp
sharp-eyed
canny
farsighted
piercing
sharp as a needle
pas si bete
sapient
sound
judicious
unbigoted
of unwarped judgment
cool
strong-headed
reflecting

keen
awake
quick witted
sharp sighted
shrewd
discerning
argute
alive to (cognizant)
acute
sagacious
in one’s right mind
strong-minded.
unprepossessed
impartial
cool-headed
long-sighted
solid

acute
bright
keen witted
sharp witted
astute
perspicacious
nimble-witted
clever (apt)
wise
reasonable
sensible
unprejudiced
undazzled
equitable
long-headed
calculating
deep

Synonyms – phrases
aut regem aut fatuum nasci oportet; “but with the morning cool reflection came” [Scott]; flosculi sententiarum; les affaires font les hommes; mas vale saber que haber; mas vale ser necio que profiadol nemo solus sapit [Plautus]; nosce te; nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit [Seneca, from Aristotle]; sapere
Antonyms

imbecility, folly

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