as in intelligent
having or showing quickness of mind
from an early age he showed signs of being a hyperintelligent child
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Recent Examples of hyperintelligent
Developing a hyperintelligent wireless sensor The idea for Pontosense came about while Yihong and Alex were walking the showroom floor at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2023
Significantly less intimidating, Ascher’s other interview subjects (who include artists, scientists, and researchers) are hyperintelligent, articulate, and entertaining.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2021
The subtext, obviously, is that the whole Taylor family are an intense, hyperintelligent, little-bit-nuts family.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2021
IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2023
Significantly less intimidating, Ascher’s other interview subjects (who include artists, scientists, and researchers) are hyperintelligent, articulate, and entertaining.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2021
The subtext, obviously, is that the whole Taylor family are an intense, hyperintelligent, little-bit-nuts family.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperintelligent
Adjective
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Across a wide network, each unit can become intelligent by deploying state-of-the-art technologies and AI, but also by gaining easy access to insights from more successful locations.—
Andrei Danescu,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The scaling hypothesis—the belief that bigger models will produce more intelligent outputs—seems to rest on the dubious belief that a system that has been fed enough information about the world will not have to deal with fuzziness.—
Meghan O’Gieblyn,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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From supporting local zoning reforms to promoting smart federal investments, our goal is simple: expand access to homeownership.—
Collyn Wainwright,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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And this year, some selections reveal smart strategizing, while others risk falling flat.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The most memorable of those came against Sheffield United, with two blockers at the near post (marked in white) and two runners from deep (black) allowing Pascal Struijk (yellow) to score from Joe Rothwell’s clever corner.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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The result is a hollow movie—but its very hollowness gives rise to a diabolical twist that’s more than merely clever.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Hyperintelligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperintelligent. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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