1
as in ability
mental skill or quickness
it takes real cleverness to find a way around the rules
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2
as in skill
subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something
the undeniable cleverness of the negotiator, who managed to get each side to believe that they had won
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as in creativity
the skill and imagination to create new things
Cole Porter's overall cleverness with words, including his effortless ability to rhyme and pun
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleverness
Noun
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While moving Chisolm back to second would seem to be an improvement, the problem is not as much his fielding ability as his availability.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025 -
Investors looking for attractive stock picks should focus on the ability of a company to navigate ongoing uncertainties and deliver strong returns over the long term.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2025
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Each new hunt throws a curveball to keep things challenging while teaching you basic controls and combat skills.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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During a short but very memorable run on The Traitors season 3, Bob the Drag Queen unexpectedly opened the library to read Zac Efron's acting skills, and now the RuPaul's Drag Race star is opening the film archive to explain why.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Some kinds of creativity are harder to capture on camera than others.—
Anthony Paletta,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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In possession, his creativity was stifled by changing systems and positions, and rarely having a settled role.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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As for Rodriguez, many sports fans know him due to his prowess on the baseball field.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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For all her prowess, Yeoh hasn’t been able to make the character Philippa Georgiou work.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Keep all of the best goodies off limits, on the other hand, and the Leafs will be limited to acquiring the same kind of marginal talent — third- and fourth-liners, third-pairing defencemen — as last spring.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Continuing its tradition of highlighting dynamic emerging talent, GloRilla, fresh off the success of her album Glorious, will bring her high-energy to Philadelphia.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
17 Feb. 2025
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Gilded by privilege and cunning, Glinda is a popular young woman who desires to wield magic.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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There’s an unapologetic cunning at the heart of this series, and a mercurial spirit that’s as slippery as blood on an Italian marble floor.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2024
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And to me, what the president of the United States said very clearly there, was that is not within his realm of imagination.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Few franchises better exemplify the failures of modern Hollywood’s dwindling imagination than Star Trek.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Regrettably, that finesse falls away as the season progresses, jumping between two timelines: Before and after Bradford’s death.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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The same goes for relationships—your words and actions should have that same finesse.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Cleverness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleverness. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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