Synonyms of brainy
28 similar words · 60 opposite words
Another word for brainy is clever. Other synonyms of brainy are smart, astute, bright, brilliant and educated.
Synonyms and similar words for brainy
adjectiveVery intellectually capable.
- clever
- smartExhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- astute
- brightHaving a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
- brilliantHighly intelligent.
- educated
- geniusIngenious, brilliant, very clever, or original.
- giftedEndowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.
- hivey US, slang
- ingeniousOf a person, displaying genius, ingenuity or brilliance; inventive.
- intellectual
- intelligent
- keenAcute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
- knowledgeable
- piquant
- quick
- quick on the uptakeAble to readily understand things; aware and intelligent.
- quick-witted
- rational
- sagaciousHaving or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.
- savvyShrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
- scholaredTaught; trained; educated.
- sharpIntelligent.
- talentedEndowed with one or more talents.
- whip-smartVery intelligent.
- wise
Opposite of brainy
adjectiveVery intellectually capable.
- half-brainedExhibiting low intelligence, as if having only half a brain.
- brainlessUnintelligent, with little common sense.
- addlebrainedSynonym of addlepated.
- addlepatedAddled; confused; stupid; flustered.
- airheaded
- bee-brainedExtremely stupid.
- beef-wittedStupid; dull.
- soft informal
- beefheadedStupid; dull-witted.
- beetle-headedMentally dull; stupid.
- birdbrainedSilly and frivolous; empty-headed.
- blockheadedResembling a blockhead; stupid.
- Boeotian
- boneheadedResembling or characteristic of a bonehead.
- boofheaded
- braindead
- bubbleheadedStupid; vacuous.
- buffle-headed
- bullet-headed
- cerebrally challengedOf low intelligence; stupid.
- childish
- chowderheadedStupid; foolish; lacking in common sense.
- chuckleheadedStupid, idiotic.
- crackbrainedIdiotic.
- cretinousCharacteristic of a cretin; very stupid.
- daft
- denseSlow to comprehend; of low intelligence. (of a person).
- dented
- dim-bulbSlow-witted, stupid.
- dim-headedSynonym of dim-witted.
- dim-wittedBeing a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple.
- dim
- doltishLike a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid.
- dopeyStupid, silly.
- dozy
- drowsy
- dull-headedSynonym of dull-witted.
- dull-mindedDim-witted, stupid, unintelligent.
- dull-wittedHaving a dull, blunt wit or mind; unintelligent.
- dullNot bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
- dumber than a box of rocksVery stupid.
- dumb
- dunderheadedStupid, foolish.
- empty-headed
- fatheadedCharacteristic of a fathead; stupid.
- feeble-mindedWeak in intellectual power; lacking firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence.
- flea-brainedIdiotic.
- foolish
- fuzzy-headed
- fuzzy-mindedSynonym of fuzzy-headed: characterized by vague or confused thinking, dull-witted.
- goofy
- half-wittedHaving low intelligence.
- hammer-headed
- idiotic
- ignorant
- imbecilicLike or as an imbecile; so senseless as to be laughable; absurd, foolish, stupid, idiotic.
- inane
- insipid
- intellectually challengedOf low intelligence; stupid.
- knuckleheadedStupid or inept, like a knucklehead.
Meaning of brainy
- adjective Very intellectually capable.
- adjective Of or relating to the brain.
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Questions about synonyms of brainy
- What is another word for brainy?
- Brainy has 28 synonyms on Word.ws, such as clever, smart, astute, bright, brilliant, educated, genius and gifted.
- What is the opposite of brainy?
- The opposite of brainy is half-brained. Other antonyms of brainy are brainless, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded and bee-brained.
- What does brainy mean?
- Brainy means very intellectually capable.
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