cleverer
Sharper in mind
Cleverer is the comparative form of clever, meaning more clever.
Someone cleverer than you is quicker-witted or more ingenious: She's cleverer than she lets on.
Both cleverer and "more clever" are acceptable, though cleverer sounds more natural in British English.
Practically clever, perceptive
- perceptiveQuick to understand
- discerningHaving keen judgment
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- sharp-wittedIntellectually quick and perceptive
savvy · canny · insightful · judicious · prudent · sagacious · perspicacious · penetrating
Showing original thought
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- creativeProducing original ideas
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
imaginative · original · inspired · cunning · crafty · artful · deft · adroit
shrewd
Practically clever, perceptive
- perceptiveQuick to understand
- discerningHaving keen judgment
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
sharp-witted · savvy · canny · insightful · judicious · prudent · sagacious · perspicacious · penetrating · analytical
inventive
Showing original thought
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- creativeProducing original ideas
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
resourceful · imaginative · original · inspired · cunning · crafty · artful · deft · adroit · masterful
intelligent
Having mental acuity
- brainyPossessing high intellect
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
- smartMentally quick, or fashionable
learned · erudite · scholarly · academic · knowledgeable · cerebral · educated · well-read · bookish · studious
quick-witted
Fast at thinking
facetious · jocular · playful · sharp-tongued · quippy · bantering · satirical · ironic · punning · sparkling
- too clever
- too clever by halfIntelligence undermining itself
- clever arseIrritatingly quick-witted person
- clever clogsSmug intellectual show-off
- clever hack
- clever remarkQuick, sharp observation