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| Main Entry: | smart |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurt, pain |
| Synonyms: | ache, bite, burn, prick, prickle, sting, suffer, throb, tingle, be painful |
| Antonyms: | assuage, help, soothe |
| Main Entry: | smart |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intelligent |
| Synonyms: | acute, adept, agile, alert, apt, astute, bold, brainy*, bright, brilliant, brisk, canny, clever, crafty, effective, fresh, genius, good, impertinent, ingenious, keen, knowing, nervy, nimble, on the ball*, pert, pointed, quick, quick-witted, ready, resourceful, sassy, sharp, shrewd, skull, slick*, whiz*, wise, eggheaded, long-haired |
| Antonyms: | dull, stupid, unintelligent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | smart |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stylish, fashionable |
| Synonyms: | chic, dapper, dashing, elegant, exclusive, fine, fly*, last word*, latest thing*, modish, natty, neat, snappy, spruce, trendy, trim, with it*, dressed to kill, in fashion, swank, well turned-out |
| Antonyms: | dowdy, old, unfashionable, worn, unstylish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | smart |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brisk, lively |
| Synonyms: | active, bold, brazen, energetic, forward, good, jaunty, nervy, pert, quick, saucy, scintillating, spanking, spirited, sprightly, vigorous, cracking |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, lethargic, slow |
| Main Entry: | smarts |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intelligence |
| Synonyms: | acumen, alertness, aptitude, brightness, cleverness, competence, comprehension, gray matter, intellect, judgment, know-how, mind, perception, perspicacity, reason, savvy, sense, understanding, IQ, acuity, brainpower, brains, brilliance, precocity, the right stuff, what it takes |
| Main Entry: | ache |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feeling soreness or dull pain, often physical |
| Synonyms: | hurt, pain, pound, smart, suffer, throb, twinge, be sore |
| Notes: | a pain is something that hurts; an ache is a prolonged dull pain |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brainy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intelligent |
| Synonyms: | bright, brilliant, clever, intellectual, sapient, smart |
| Main Entry: | canny |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clever, artful |
| Synonyms: | able, acute, adroit, astute, cagey, careful, cautious, circumspect, cunning, dexterous, discreet, foxy*, frugal, ingenious, intelligent, judicious, knowing, perspicacious, prudent, quick, quick-witted, sagacious, shrewd, skillful, slick, slippery*, sly, smart, smooth*, street smart*, subtle, wary, watchful, wise, with it*, worldly-wise, having fancy footwork, hep, nimble-witted, streetwise |
| Antonyms: | foolish, inept, silly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cerebral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | using one's brain |
| Synonyms: | analytical, brainy, deep, erudite, intellectual, intelligent, recondite, scholarly, smart |
| Main Entry: | chic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fashionable |
| Synonyms: | chichi*, clean*, current, dapper, dashing, elegant, exclusive, last word*, latest thing*, mod*, modern, modish, natty, sharp, smart, stylish, trendy, dap, faddish, swank, voguish, with-it* |
| Antonyms: | dull, old-fashioned, unfashionable, out-moded |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crafty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clever, scheming |
| Synonyms: | adroit, artful, astute, cagey, calculating, canny, cunning, deceitful, deep, designing, devious, disingenuous, duplicitous, foxy*, fraudulent, insidious, intelligent, keen, knowing, sharp, shrewd, slick, slippery*, sly, smart, smooth, street smart*, subtle, tricky, vulpine, wily, crazy like fox, guileful, streetwise |
| Antonyms: | honest, naive, unclever |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dapper |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | well-groomed, neat |
| Synonyms: | brisk, chic, chichi, classy, clean, dainty, dashing, jaunty, natty, nice, nifty, nimble, posh, prim, rakish, ritzy, sassy, sharp, showy, smart, snazzy*, snug, spiffy, spruce, spry, stylish, swanky, swell, trim, bandbox, doggy, dressed to kill, dressed to nines, nobby, spiff, swank, turned out, well turned out |
| Antonyms: | dirty, scruffy, shabby, sloppy, tousled, wrinkled, dishevelled, ruffled, rumpled, ungroomed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | daring |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adventurous |
| Synonyms: | audacious, bold, brassy*, brave, cheeky, cocky, courageous, crusty, fearless, foolhardy, forward, game, gritty, gutsy*, impudent, impulsive, intrepid, nervy, obtrusive, out on a limb*, plucky, rash, reckless, salty*, smart, spunky*, temerarious, valiant, venturesome, adventuresome, fire eating, go for broke, gutty, hot shot, smart-alecky |
| Antonyms: | afraid, bashful, chicken, cowardly, fearful, meek, shy, timid, unwilling, unadventurous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dashing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold, flamboyant |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, alert, animated, chic, dapper, daring, dazzling, debonair, elegant, exclusive, exuberant, fashionable, fearless, gallant, gay, jaunty, keen, lively, modish, plucky, rousing, showy, smart, spirited, sporty, stylish, swish, vivacious, swank, swashbuckling |
| Antonyms: | boring, calm, drab, dull, plain, unimpressive, unstylish |
| Main Entry: | derisive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ridiculing |
| Synonyms: | cheeky*, cocky, contemptuous, crusty, disdainful, flip*, fresh, insulting, jeering, mocking, nervy, rude, sarcastic, sassy, scornful, smart*, gally, out-of-line, scoffing, smart-alecky, taunting |
| Antonyms: | complimentary, flattering, respectful, praising |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dressy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | formal, fashionable |
| Synonyms: | chic, classy, dressed to the nines*, dressed up*, elaborate, elegant, fancy, ornate, ritzy, smart, stylish, dressed to kill, in high feather, looking sharp |
| Antonyms: | casual, dowdy, inelegant, informal, unstylish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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