intelligent
adjective
1. having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
- is there intelligent life in the universe?
- an intelligent question
Similar word(s): smart, agile, nimble, apt, clever, brainy, brilliant, bright, smart, born, innate, natural, quick, ready, prehensile, scintillating, searching, trenchant, precocious
2. possessing sound knowledge
Similar word(s): sophisticated
3. exercising or showing good judgment
- an intelligent solution
Similar word(s): reasonable, sensible, healthy, levelheaded, sound
4. endowed with the capacity to reason
Similar word(s): rational, reasoning, thinking
Sentences with intelligent as an adjective:
- The engineer had a very intelligent design proposal for the new car.
- The general devised an intelligent strategy for the southern campaign.
- My girlfriend and I had an intelligent conversation.
- The hunt for intelligent life.
- An intelligent network or keyboard.