SMART

Drive diagnostic system

Smart is a busy adjective with many meanings that are somewhat related but not synonymous.

If you’re smart, you can think and act quickly and effectively.

Smart money is that spent by people who are well informed.

If you look smart, you’re well dressed.

If a place is smart, it is fashionable, attractive, and well appointed: A smart hotel is opening on the corner.

Smart bombs are able to guide themselves to a target.

When something smarts, it hurts, literally or figuratively.

intelligent

clever

Showing mental quickness

quick-witted · astute · shrewd · savvy · brainy · genius · gifted · intellectual · perceptive · wise

appearance

stylish

Fashionably elegant

  • elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
  • dapperNeatly and stylishly dressed
  • chicTasteful, current flair

fashionable · well-dressed · polished · sleek · sharp · neat · trim · crisp · tailored · sophisticated

pain

sting

Sharp wound from insect

  • burnDamage by heat
  • sharpFine-edged, or astute
  • prickPierce lightly with point

twinge · bite · nip · tingle · prickle · throb · wince · ouch · pinch · jab

quickness

brisk

Quick and invigorating

  • swiftMoving with speed
  • rapidMoving with haste
  • fastSpeedy, or skip eating

speedy · snappy · lively · prompt · nimble · pace · tempo · clip · hurried · energetic

technology

smartphone

Handheld connected computer

IoT · automated · app · sensor · WiFi · Bluetooth · touchscreen · wearable · thermostat · home

goals

specific

Clearly defined, not vague

timebound · objectives · targets · criteria · framework · planning · milestones · outcomes · metrics · KPIs

Categories
Opposites
intelligence

SMARTstupid

Lacking intelligence or judgment

dumb · unintelligent · idiotic · dim · dense

appearance/style

SMARTscruffy

Messily neglected in appearance

shabby · sloppy · unkempt · slovenly · disheveled

decision-making/wisdom

SMARTfoolish

Lacking good sense

unwise · stupid · ill-advised · imprudent · reckless

Phrases
Family

smarts, smartly, smartness, outsmart, outsmarted, outsmarting, outsmarts, smarter, smartest

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Rated G