superintelligent

adjective

su·​per·​in·​tel·​li·​gent ˌsü-pər-in-ˈte-lə-jənt 

: extremely or extraordinarily intelligent : characterized by superintelligence

a superintelligent robot

At school she inhabits the twilight zone between the successful and popular cheer-leader types and the angst-ridden, anarchistic, superintelligent underachievers …

—Jack Butler

Examples of superintelligent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many in the industry are framing this recklessness as a necessity to prevent another country, China in particular, from creating a superintelligent AI system first. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Fear of losing control The fundamental threat posed by superintelligent AI is that the tools become increasingly difficult for people to control, experts told CBS News. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Jimmy Tatro will play Gorilla Grodd, the superintelligent ape and sometime Superman nemesis. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

American scientists invent a superintelligent computer system, called Skynet. — Emelia S. Probasco, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for superintelligent

• intelligent
• unintelligent