as in intelligent
having or showing quickness of mind
a brainy student who didn't fit in socially
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of brainy
The brainy former rapper won an impressive victory in a 2018 contest for the rural NY-19 district.
—
Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
Mulier is more of a brainy man.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Deutch is as twinkly as ever, but the breakout is Ben Wang as an ambitious CAA receptionist, the brainy Scarecrow of the group.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The blend of brainy and base is typical Wallace.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for brainy
Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
Mulier is more of a brainy man.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Deutch is as twinkly as ever, but the breakout is Ben Wang as an ambitious CAA receptionist, the brainy Scarecrow of the group.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The blend of brainy and base is typical Wallace.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for brainy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainy
Adjective
-
Black bears are one of Carr's favorite animals, as their playful antics and uncanny idiosyncrasies reveal an intelligent soul behind beady eyes.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
-
Heldman and Nicholson’s lucid, intelligent script thus assigns characters very different, more nuanced motivations from those we are used to in iterations of this story.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
Beyond the auditorium roof, the studio employed other clever features to keep the building cool in Indore's hot climate, which sees temperatures of 86 °F - 104 °F (30 °C - 40 °C) for most of the year.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Feb. 2026
-
Your 11th House of Collaboration lights up as clever Mercury meets Venus, the planet of connection, there.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
The Revolution Cooking smart toaster sears bagels, bread, waffles and more from edge to edge without drying them out -- crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
-
With Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto bringing the entire Japanese market on board as Dodgers fans, the richest and smartest team in baseball has ways of generating millions beyond the boundaries of normal revenue sharing that rival owners never even stopped to consider.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
Last year, the swimming portion was canceled because of large swells and the event made a quick pivot by offering a 5K run the night before.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
-
The Warriors’ center did not travel with the team for its quick two-game road trip to New Orleans and Memphis.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
Joshua Kimmich let fly with his left boot to score the winner with a volley in the 87th minute, just four minutes after Daniel Svensson equalized for Dortmund with a brilliant volley inside the left post.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
-
Well, Serena is not only my sister but just a brilliant mind, such an awesome, brilliant human, so unstoppable in every way.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
The wifi is fast and free, and the location—blocks away from Parliament Hill—is excellent.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
-
But signals don’t go from the generating source to the observer instantaneously; all physical signals propagate at a finite speed, with the fastest possible speed being the speed of light in a vacuum, c, or 299,792,458 m/s.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Brainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainy. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
