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Main Entry:	clever
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	bright, ingenious
Synonyms:	able, adept, adroit, alert, apt, astute, brainy, brilliant, cagey, canny, capable, competent, crackerjack, cunning, deep, dexterous/dextrous, discerning, egghead, expert, foxy*, gifted, good, handy, intelligent, inventive, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, many-sided, nimble, nobody's fool, pretty, pro, qualified, quick, quick on trigger, quick-witted, rational, resourceful, sagacious, savvy, sensible, sharp, shrewd, skilled, skillful, slick, sly, smart, sprightly, talented, versatile, wise, witty
Antonyms:	awkward, foolish, idiotic, ignorant, naive, senseless, stupid, unclever

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Main Entry:	adroit
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	very able or skilled
Synonyms:	adept, apt, artful, clean, clever, crack, crackerjack, cunning, cute, deft, dexterous, expert, foxy, good, handy, ingenious, masterful, neat, nifty, nimble, on the ball, proficient, quick-witted, savvy, sharp, skillful, slick, smart, up, whiz, wizard, hot tamale, on the beam, quick on the trigger, quick on the uptake, up to speed
Antonyms:	awkward, clumsy, dense, inept, stupid, unskilled

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Main Entry:	agile
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	physically or mentally nimble, deft
Synonyms:	active, acute, alert, athletic, brisk, buoyant, clever, dexterous, energetic, fleet, frisky, limber, lithe, lively, mercurial, prompt, quick, quick-witted, rapid, ready, sharp, spirited, sportive, sprightly, spry, stirring, supple, swift, vigorous, vivacious, winged, zippy, bustling, easy-moving, quick on the draw, quick on the trigger, spright, twinkle toes
Antonyms:	brittle, clumsy, stiff

Main Entry:	alert
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	attentive, lively
Synonyms:	active, all ears, bright, cagey, careful, circumspect, clever, fast on the draw, good hands, heads up, heedful, hip, intelligent, jazzed, observant, on guard, on one's toes, on the ball, on the job, on the lookout, on the qui vive, perceptive, psyched up, quick, ready, sharp, spirited, switched on, vigilant, wary, watchful, wide-awake, wired, wise, with it*
Antonyms:	asleep, drowsy, inattentive, lethargic, sluggish, unobservant, weary

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Main Entry:	artful
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	skillful; cunning
Synonyms:	adept, adroit, clever, crafty, designing, dexterous, foxy, ingenious, masterly, politic, proficient, resourceful, scheming, sharp, shrewd, slick, sly, smart, smooth*, tricky, wily
Antonyms:	artless, ingenuous, naive, unskillful

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Main Entry:	astute
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	perceptive
Synonyms:	adroit, brainy, bright, calculating, canny, clever, crafty, discerning, foxy, insightful, intelligent, keen, knowing, not born yesterday, on the ball, perspicacious, sagacious, savvy, sharp, shrewd, sly, quick on the uptake, sharp as a tack
Antonyms:	asinine, idiotic, ignorant, imbecile, obtuse, shallow, stupid, thick, unintelligent

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Main Entry:	brainy
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	intelligent
Synonyms:	bright, brilliant, clever, intellectual, sapient, smart

Main Entry:	capable
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	able to perform
Synonyms:	able, accomplished, adapted, adept, adequate, apt, au fait, clever, competent, dynamite, efficient, experienced, fitted, gifted, good, green thumb, intelligent, masterly, old hand, old-timer, on the ball, proficient, proper, qualified, skillful, suited, talented, up, veteran, fireball, has what it takes, having know-how, having the goods, having the right stuff, knowing the ropes, knowing the score, like a one-man band, like a pistol, there, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed
Notes:	able is having the necessary power to accomplish something while capable means having the potential to accomplish something
Antonyms:	impotent, incapable, incompetent, inept, unable, unskilled, unskillful

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Main Entry:	competent
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	able
Synonyms:	adapted, adequate, all around, appropriate, au fait, being a pistol, capable, clever, complete, crisp, decent, dynamite, efficient, endowed, enough, equal, fireball, fit, fool, good, know ins and outs, know one's business, know one's stuff, know the answers, know the ropes, know the score, no slouch, on the ball, paid one's dues, pertinent, polished, proficient, qualified, satisfactory, savvy, skilled, sufficient, suitable, there, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed, wicked
Antonyms:	inadequate, incapable, incompetent, inefficient, inept, unable

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Main Entry:	creative
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	artistic, imaginative
Synonyms:	clever, cool, fertile, formative, gifted, hip, ingenious, innovative, inspired, inventive, original, productive, prolific, stimulating, visionary, way out, demiurgic, deviceful, innovational, innovatory, leading-edge, originative
Antonyms:	unimaginative, uninspired, unproductive, uncreative, ungifted, untalented

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Main Entry:	delightful
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	pleasant, charming
Synonyms:	adorable, agreeable, alluring, ambrosial, amusing, attractive, beautiful, cheery, clever, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, fair, fascinating, gratifying, heavenly, ineffable, lovely, luscious, lush, pleasing, pleasurable, rapturous, ravishing, refreshing, satisfying, scrumptious, thrilling, yummy*, captivating
Antonyms:	bad, disappointing, horrible, unhappy, unpleasant, unamusing, unenjoyable

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Main Entry:	dexterous
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	ingenious, proficient
Synonyms:	able, active, acute, adept, adroit, agile, apt, artful, canny, clever, crack, crackerjack, deft, effortless, expert, facile, handy, masterly, neat, nimble, prompt, quick, savvy, skilled, skillful, slick, sly, smooth, having the know-how, nimble-fingered
Antonyms:	awkward, clumsy, inept, inexpert, unable, unskilled, unhandy

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Main Entry:	diplomatic
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	politic, tactful
Synonyms:	adept, arch, artful, astute, bland, brainy, cagey, calculating, capable, clever, conciliatory, courteous, crafty, cunning, deft, delicate, dexterous, discreet, gracious, intriguing, polite, prudent, savvy, scheming, sensitive, sharp, shrewd, sly, smooth, strategic, suave, subtle, wily, conniving, contriving, guileful, opportunistic
Antonyms:	artless, impolite, rude, tactless

Main Entry:	discerning
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	discriminating
Synonyms:	acute, astute, bright, brilliant, clever, critical, ingenious, insightful, intelligent, judicious, knowing, knowledgeable, penetrating, perceptive, perspicacious, piercing, sagacious, sage, sensitive, sharp, shrewd, subtle, wise, clear-sighted, gnostic, insighted, percipient
Antonyms:	neglectful, negligent, disregardful, overlooking, undiscerning, undiscriminating

Main Entry:	efficient
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	adept, effective
Synonyms:	able, accomplished, active, adapted, adequate, apt, businesslike, capable, clever, competent, conducive, decisive, deft, dynamic, economic, economical, effectual, efficacious, energetic, experienced, expert, fitted, handy, masterly, organized, potent, powerful, practiced, productive, proficient, profitable, qualified, ready, saving, shrewd, skilled, skillful, systematic, talented, tough, useful, valuable, virtuous, equal to, familiar with, good at, good for, well-organized
Antonyms:	helpless, impotent, incompetent, ineffective, inefficient, powerless, unable, weak

Main Entry:	elegant
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	beautiful, tasteful
Synonyms:	affected, appropriate, apt, aristocratic, artistic, august, chic, choice, classic, clever, comely, courtly, cultured, dainty, delicate, dignified, effective, exquisite, fancy, fashionable, fine, genteel, graceful, grand, handsome, ingenious, luxurious, majestic, modish, neat, nice, noble, opulent, ornate, ostentatious, overdone, polished, rare, refined, rich, select, simple, stately, stuffy, stylish, sumptuous, superior, turgid, well-bred, cultivated, ornamented, recherché, stylized
Antonyms:	crude, inelegant, rough, ugly, unfashionable, unrefined, unsophisticated, untasteful

Main Entry:	entertaining
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	amusing, pleasing
Synonyms:	absorbing, affecting, charming, cheerful, cheering, clever, compelling, delightful, droll, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enjoyable, entrancing, exciting, fascinating, fun, funny, gas*, gay, humorous, impressive, inspiring, interesting, lively, moving, piquant, pleasant, pleasurable, poignant, priceless, provocative, restorative, riot, rousing, scream, stimulating, stirring, striking, thrilling, witty, be a ball, captivating, diverting, enthralling, enticing, recreative, relaxing, side-splitting
Antonyms:	boring, dull, laborious, sad, tiring, unpleasant, unamusing, unfunny

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Main Entry:	expert
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	knowledgeable, proficient
Synonyms:	able, adept, adroit, apt, big league, clever, crack, crackerjack, deft, dexterous, experienced, facile, handy, practiced, professional, qualified, savvy, sharp, skilled, skillful, slick, trained, virtuoso, schooled
Antonyms:	amateur, inexpert, unskilled, untrained, unknowledgeable

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Main Entry:	facetious
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	tongue-in-cheek, kidding
Synonyms:	amusing, blithe, capering, clever, comic, comical, droll, dry, fanciful, farcical, flip*, flippant, frivolous, funny, gay, humorous, indecorous, ironic, irreverent, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joshing, laughable, ludicrous, merry, not serious, playful, pleasant, pulling one's leg, punning, putting one on, ridiculous, salty, sarcastic, satirical, smart, sportive, sprightly, waggish, whimsical, wisecracking, witty, wry
Antonyms:	formal, grave, serious, unfunny

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Main Entry:	gifted
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	talented, intelligent
Synonyms:	able, accomplished, adroit, brilliant, capable, clever, expert, hot*, ingenious, mad, masterly, phenomenal, skilled, smart, class act, got it, have on the ball, have smarts, have the goods, hotshot, shining at
Antonyms:	dull, incapable, inept, unintelligent, untalented