smart

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. chic, stylish, jaunty, dapper; severe, sharp, keen; witty, pert, sparkling; brisk, energetic, fresh; shrewd, clever. See skill, feeling, wit. Ant., stupid, slow[witted], unstylish. —v. i. sting, pain, rankle.

- smart aleck

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(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Intelligent]

Syn. clever, bright, quick; see intelligent 1 .

2. [Impudent]

Syn. bold, brazen, forward; see rude 2 .

3. [Vigorous]

Syn. brisk, lively, energetic; see active 2 .

4. [Shrewd]

Syn. sharp, crafty, ingenious; see sly 1 .

5. [Fashionable]

Syn. stylish, chic, in fashion; see fashionable .

See Synonym Study at intelligent . v.

Syn. sting, be painful, burn; see hurt 1 .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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v.

sting, burn, tingle, throb, hurt, ache, stab.

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a.

1. intelligent bright, brilliant, sharp, knowledgeable, educated, *savvy, astute, *brainy, learned, clever, genius, wise, keen, witty, *on the ball.

2. neat spruce, trim, groomed, stylish, chic, dapper, natty, elegant, dashing.

3. stinging harsh, painful, rough, hard, sharp.

4. brisk vigorous, lively, energetic.

ANT.: 1. stupid, dumb, retarded, moronic, slow, dense. 2. sloppy, bedraggled, unfashionable, frumpy. 3. soft, gentle, mild. 4. lethargic, slow

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Mentally quick and original: alert, bright, clever, intelligent, keen1, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted. Idiom: smart as a whip. See ABILITY. 2. Amusing or pleasing because of wit or originality: clever, scintillating, sparkling, witty. See LAUGHTER. 3. Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy. Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. Slang: wise1. See ATTITUDE, COURTESY. 4. Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters: astute, cagey, canny, knowing, perspicacious, shrewd, slick, wise1. Informal: savvy. See ABILITY, CAREFUL. 5. Being or in accordance with the current fashion: à la mode, chic, dashing, fashionable, mod, modish, posh, stylish, swank, swanky, trig. Informal: classy, in, sharp, snappy, swish, tony, trendy. Slang: with-it. Idioms: all the rage, up to the minute. See STYLE, USUAL. II verb To feel or cause to feel heat or discomfort: bite, burn, sting. See PAIN. III noun 1. A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury: ache, pain, pang, prick, prickle, soreness, stab, sting, stitch, throe, twinge. Informal: misery. See PAIN. 2. Slang. The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and acquiring and applying knowledge. Used in plural: brain (often used in plural), brainpower, intellect, intelligence, mentality, mind, sense, understanding, wit. See ABILITY, THOUGHTS.