Synonyms of intelligence

intelligence

noun

in-ˈte-lə-jən(t)s 

1

as in intellect

the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems

high scores on this test supposedly demonstrate great intelligence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intellect
• sense
• reason
• intellectuality
• talent
• smarts
• brain(s)
• brainpower
• aptitude
• mentality
• wit
• gray matter
• wisdom
• insight
• brilliance
• intellectualism
• headpiece
• mind
• acumen
• perception
• braininess
• astuteness
• perspicacity
• judgement
• alertness
• judgment
• discernment
• apprehension
• sagacity
• percipience
• common sense
• discriminability
• horse sense
• sapience
• mother wit
• highbrowism
• eggheadedness
• skull
• head

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• density
• idiocy
• stupidity
• slowness
• dulness
• dullness
• imbecility
• dumbness
• feeblemindedness
• foolishness
• denseness
• fatuity
• senselessness
• simpleness
• dopiness
• doltishness
• half-wittedness

2

as in information

a report of recent events or facts not previously known

usually received the latest intelligence about how the war was going

Synonyms & Similar Words

• information
• news
• info
• story
• advice(s)
• item
• tidings
• communication
• announcement
• message
• rumor
• gen
• word
• uncos
• correspondence
• reportage
• dispatch
• bulletin
• tale
• feedback
• tip
• propaganda
• disinformation
• 411
• scoop
• gossip
• tidbit
• dope
• lowdown
• titbit
• tattle

3

as in wit

exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters

as head of the customer service department, he has handled complaints and disputes with unfailing intelligence and good humor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wit
• insight
• wisdom
• intellect
• acumen
• shrewdness
• astuteness
• keenness
• canniness
• clear-sightedness
• knowingness
• hardheadedness
• caginess
• sense
• perception
• sharpness
• cunning
• perceptiveness
• perceptivity
• sagacity
• foxiness
• cageyness
• discernment
• artfulness
• sapience
• subtlety
• reason
• percipience
• slyness
• sagaciousness
• deviousness
• guile
• sneakiness
• wiliness
• subtleness
• brain(s)
• craftiness
• sageness
• slickness
• gray matter
• craft
• artifice

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• naïveté
• naiveté
• naivete
• simplicity
• ingenuousness
• innocence
• guilelessness
• artlessness
• unworldliness
• greenness
• unsophistication
• simplemindedness
• naiveness
• simpleness
• density
• stupidity
• obtuseness
• slowness
• dumbness
• foolishness
• mindlessness
• fatuity
• witlessness
• dopiness
• brainlessness
• stupidness
• vacuity
• oafishness
• doltishness
• senselessness
• half-wittedness

Examples of intelligence in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

James Clapper is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and served as Director of National Intelligence, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and first director of defense intelligence. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024

Armed drones were used to hit military, intelligence, energy and infrastructure facilities and ammunition depots, The Associated Press reported. —Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024

Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images file His comments were the first detailed assessment Washington has offered after its allies grew frustrated by sounding the alarm for days with their own intelligence. —Stella Kim, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024

And Jenn Beyer was clearly someone who had great intelligence and great resilience and great access to her feelings. —Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024