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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Hyperintelligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperintelligent. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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