Synonyms of intellect

intellect

noun

ˈin-tə-ˌlekt 

1

as in genius

a very smart person

one of the finest intellects of our time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• genius
• wizard
• brain
• thinker
• intellectual
• nerd
• wiz
• whiz
• geek
• brainiac
• virtuoso
• savant
• sage
• polymath
• master
• blue
• highbrow
• Renaissance man
• natural
• bluestocking
• polyhistor
• ace
• longhair
• crackerjack

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• idiot
• imbecile
• moron
• dolt
• blockhead
• dunce
• dope
• pinhead
• illiterate
• know-nothing
• ignoramus
• dummy
• goon
• knucklehead
• numskull
• dumbbell
• nitwit
• hammerhead
• dodo
• lowbrow
• fathead
• ass
• fool
• philistine
• half-wit
• donkey
• beast
• snake
• heel
• creep
• jackass
• clown
• louse
• jerk
• cur
• skunk
• boor
• anti-intellectual
• lout
• cretin
• churl
• cad
• stinker

2

as in intelligence

the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems

a child of great intellect as well as artistic talent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intelligence
• sense
• reason
• intellectuality
• talent
• brain(s)
• brainpower
• smarts
• mentality
• aptitude
• wit
• gray matter
• wisdom
• insight
• intellectualism
• mind
• brilliance
• headpiece
• discernment
• acumen
• perception
• perspicacity
• astuteness
• judgment
• braininess
• alertness
• apprehension
• sagacity
• percipience
• common sense
• sapience
• discriminability
• mother wit
• horse sense
• skull
• eggheadedness
• highbrowism
• head

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• density
• dullness
• idiocy
• stupidity
• dumbness
• imbecility
• slowness
• foolishness
• feeblemindedness
• fatuity
• denseness
• senselessness
• dopiness
• doltishness
• simpleness
• half-wittedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intellect

But he’s also never been daunted by her intellect or her artistry. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026

Recognizing her extraordinary intellect, the Wheatley family educated her, and by age 20 her poetry had earned publication in London. — Robin Follman, Oc Register, 4 July 2026

The event, now in its 27th year and held at the Kennedy Center, toasted Maher’s intellect, his broad range of interests, interviewing finesse and loyalty to his audience among other features. — Paul Harris, Variety, 29 June 2026

But to imply that the presence of racists in works of fiction makes those works of fiction racist is to short-circuit the intellect and the imagination at one fell swoop. — Spin Team, SPIN, 22 June 2026