gifted
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Gifted describes someone with exceptional natural ability or talent, especially intellectual: a gifted student, gifted children.
The word implies innate rather than acquired skill—something given rather than earned.
It extends beyond intelligence to artistic or athletic talent: a gifted pianist, a gifted athlete.
As an adjective from the verb gift, it can also mean having received a gift: She was gifted a watch for graduation.
Gifted youth with rare talent
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- exceptionalNotably above the norm
- precociousDeveloped before typical age
aptitude · virtuoso · wunderkind · whiz-kid · phenom · masterful · accomplished · skilled
Increased in velocity
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- twice-exceptionalGifted with concurrent disability
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- testingExamining to evaluate
pull-out · differentiation · underachievement · asynchronous · homeschooling · IEP · Mensa · mentorship
Relating to thinking
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
- academicRelating to education or theory
- scholarlyMarked by serious learning
- eruditeProfoundly knowledgeable
brainy · perceptive · insightful · astute · knowledgeable · wise · learned · logical
Gift or current moment
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- grantedGiven or allowed officially
- bequeathedLeft as inheritance
- endowedGiven natural abilities
presented · given · offered · conferred · awarded · inheritance · legacy · blessing
Producing original ideas
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- aestheticConcerning beauty or art
inventive · inspired · original · innovative · compositional · musical · poetic · dramatic
Existing from birth
- naturalNot artificially produced
- inherentExisting as essential part
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
- hardwiredPermanently connected by wires
predisposition · birthright · endowment · God-given · native · congenital · intuitive · propensity
prodigy
Gifted youth with rare talent
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- exceptionalNotably above the norm
precocious · aptitude · virtuoso · wunderkind · whiz-kid · phenom · masterful · accomplished · skilled · adept
accelerated
Increased in velocity
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- twice-exceptionalGifted with concurrent disability
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
testing · pull-out · differentiation · underachievement · asynchronous · homeschooling · IEP · Mensa · mentorship · potential
cognitive
Relating to thinking
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
- academicRelating to education or theory
- scholarlyMarked by serious learning
erudite · brainy · perceptive · insightful · astute · knowledgeable · wise · learned · logical · philosophical
present
Gift or current moment
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- grantedGiven or allowed officially
- bequeathedLeft as inheritance
endowed · presented · given · offered · conferred · awarded · inheritance · legacy · blessing · favor
creative
Producing original ideas
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
aesthetic · inventive · inspired · original · innovative · compositional · musical · poetic · dramatic · painterly
inborn
Existing from birth
- naturalNot artificially produced
- inherentExisting as essential part
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
hardwired · predisposition · birthright · endowment · God-given · native · congenital · intuitive · propensity · genetics
- complimentssmart, talented, beautiful, funny, awesome
- intelligencesmart, IQ, memory, bright, clever
- skilled traitsexpert, skilled, adept, proficient, masterful
- Smartsintelligent, genius, smart, brilliant, clever
- Brilliantbrilliant, bright, radiant, dazzling, luminous
- versatileversatile, well-rounded, multitalented, all-rounder, multifaceted
gifteduntalented
Lacking natural ability
talentless · ungifted · inept · incompetent · unskilled
- gift cardPrepaid retail currency
- birthday giftPresent for one's anniversary
- gift shopStore selling mementos
- gift wrapDecorative package covering
- Christmas giftHoliday season offering
- gift bagDecorative container for presents
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