INTELLIGENCE Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

intelligence

noun

in-ˈte-lə-jən(t)s

as in intellect

the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems high scores on this test supposedly demonstrate great intelligence

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as in information

a report of recent events or facts not previously known usually received the latest intelligence about how the war was going

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as in wit

exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters as head of the customer service department, he has handled complaints and disputes with unfailing intelligence and good humor

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Recent Examples of intelligence His superpower is his ability to maintain a high floor through savvy, intelligence and mental toughness. —

Brody Miller, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025 Johnson’s approach to difficult problems revolves around harnessing the collaborative power of human intelligence and technology (like artificial intelligence) to ‘constructively disrupt’ current ineffective, bureaucratic efforts. —

Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025 My research focuses on how children’s brains develop and how human intelligence first emerges. —

Jessica Cantlon, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025 This includes the claim, boosted by Musk, that USAID was funding the development of bioweapons such as Covid-19, a conspiracy theory that all US intelligence agencies have concluded is false. —

David Gilbert, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for intelligence

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Noun

And certainly, in the playoffs in the end of the year, Jayden Daniels sitting in the pocket, beating pressure, so much of that again with his poise and intellect and accuracy with his arm, and again, just really, really rare to see that.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025
While all of this is going on, Rowan, trapped in the Victrola (which Julien has staged like a Victorian pub, for some reason), is just blowing through lore exposition thanks to her suddenly unencumbered intellect.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2025