IQ Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

noun

ˌī-ˈkyü

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as in proficiency

a highly developed skill in or knowledge of something he has a movie IQ that is off the charts

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Recent Examples of IQ Just a great teammate, incredibly high IQ. —

Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026 His attorneys have also argued that Trotter has long suffered from intellectual disabilities, pointing to school records, early IQ scores and testimony from family members describing Trotter’s limited ability to read, manage money or live independently. —

Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026 The company began piloting GXO IQ last June. —

Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026 Lead, a heavy metal once common in products like pipes and paints, is a neurotoxin that can stunt children’s development, lower IQ scores and increase blood pressure in adults. —

Michael Phillis, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for IQ

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proficiency

Noun

This standardized method would run into the vacuum created by the absence of any statewide measure of academic proficiency, now that the MCAS no longer provides that measuring stick.

— Editorial, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
That's despite a wide body of research showing early literacy builds cognitive skills, reading proficiency and long-term academic success.

— Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026