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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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noun

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verb

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adverb

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smart people
bright 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
modern phones
wireless phones
a smart girl
an intelligent girl
a brainy girl
a brilliant girl
a wise girl
a smart thing
a sensible thing
a good thing
a strategic thing
a right thing
a savvy thing

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of smart
Adjective
Save for one cute joke about Doritos, this family isn’t smart, fun, or interesting — and neither is anything or anyone that happens to them. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025 Built with sustainability in mind and equipped with an array of smart home features, the 18-acre property first hit the market in early 2024 at $3.2 million but was removed by year’s end, following three price cuts. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
Her smarts, her ego, her way of asserting her superiority as a way to keep herself protected from the scary vagaries of the world: Blanchett conveys them all beautifully. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025 Volvo The real smarts come in the tuning of the suspension rebound. Chad Kirchner, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Kanye is clearly smarting from recent run-ins with media and social media platforms that have censored him for hateful rhetoric and disinformation. Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025 The La Liga side dispute that theory, suggesting Liverpool were smarting from seeing a player turn them down in favour of a ‘smaller’ club. Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 16 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smart
Adjective
  • Held in the heart of Orlando, this elegant event celebrates resilience and hope, with all proceeds directly supporting vital services for survivors of trauma, violence, and abuse.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The Montecito Outdoor Pillow Cover, in particular, brings in a jolt of color and texture in one elegant design.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The exterior layout is stylish and functional that features a massive sundec and a killer beach club that allows guests easy access to the water.
    Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • KitchenAid Burr Grinder for $200: This KitchenAid is stylish and easy to clean, according to former WIRED reviewer Jaina Grey, and the burrs are accessible thanks to their placement directly beneath the hopper.
    Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Though its satire is sharp and its witty insights frequent, the show isn't overly interested in the timeliness of its themes, and doesn't milk the current political noise and pain for longer applause.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Consider incorporating the theme by icing cookies with the school colors or making a witty reference to the school mascot.
    Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Plus, shop cute styles for brunch with friends or date night.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • This cute upstairs cafe at the English Market is a great choice for tea, cakes or lunch.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Recognizing team members regularly enhances your emotional intelligence (EI) and creates a more emotionally intelligent workplace.
    Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • There is a troubling amount of survey data that has suggested that even in the contemporary era, there are many people who believe that Black people are inherently less intelligent genetically, and therefore that educational interventions are not likely to be effective.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Later in the same game, Miami ran four verts with a clever outside receiver cross-field motion.
    Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The digital device is exhausted, the runtime stretches a tad too long, and a club scene that begins as an admirable feat (making clever use of the Music Box Theatre) begins to drag, before giving way to a crucial turning point in the story.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In a world of increasingly frequent and sophisticated digital threats, the loss of cybersecurity personnel could weaken America’s defenses against ransomware, espionage, and infrastructure disruption.
    Solange Charas, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The engagement algorithms for such platforms are vastly less sophisticated than the ones that will be deployed in agentic A.I.
    Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That tingle of anxiety will become an old friend, and the feeling of having triumphed over fear will become equally familiar, if not more familiar, than the fear itself.
    Essence, Essence, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Feeling that glimpse, at my luckiest moments, as an electric tingle racing the length of my spine.
    Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025

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