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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In addition, Kravitz regularly serves as an appeal host, supporting nonprofit organizations in raising funds through emotionally intelligent storytelling and crowd engagement.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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An authority figure might be quite impressed by your speedy progress or intelligent questions.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The gold standard of smart watches, the Apple Watch can do just about everything your iPhone can, all from your wrist.—
John Monaco,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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At the end of the day, Amodei said, people still enjoy interacting with other humans, with very smart and capable AI complementing them.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What followed was very clever and fun.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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For progressives, the undisputed master of the viral protest song is the thirty-three-year-old folksinger Jesse Welles, who makes videos of himself standing in a field, singing clever miniature tunes about the hypocrisies of the health-care industry, tech billionaires, ICE.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Hyperintelligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperintelligent. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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