Synonyms of intelligence

intelligence

noun

in-ˈte-lə-jən(t)s 

1

as in intellect

the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems

high scores on this test supposedly demonstrate great intelligence

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in information

a report of recent events or facts not previously known

usually received the latest intelligence about how the war was going

Synonyms & Similar Words

• information
• news
• info
• story
• advice(s)
• item
• tidings
• communication
• announcement
• message
• rumor
• gen
• word
• uncos
• correspondence
• reportage
• dispatch
• bulletin
• tale
• feedback
• tip
• propaganda
• 411
• disinformation
• scoop
• gossip
• tidbit
• dope
• lowdown
• tattle

3

as in wit

exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters

as head of the customer service department, he has handled complaints and disputes with unfailing intelligence and good humor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wit
• insight
• wisdom
• intellect
• acumen
• shrewdness
• astuteness
• canniness
• keenness
• clear-sightedness
• knowingness
• hardheadedness
• caginess
• sense
• perception
• perceptiveness
• sharpness
• perceptivity
• cunning
• sagacity
• foxiness
• discernment
• sapience
• artfulness
• subtlety
• reason
• percipience
• slyness
• sagaciousness
• deviousness
• guile
• sneakiness
• wiliness
• subtleness
• brain(s)
• craftiness
• sageness
• slickness
• gray matter
• craft
• artifice

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• naïveté
• simplicity
• ingenuousness
• innocence
• guilelessness
• artlessness
• unworldliness
• greenness
• unsophistication
• simplemindedness
• naiveness
• simpleness
• density
• stupidity
• obtuseness
• dumbness
• slowness
• foolishness
• mindlessness
• fatuity
• witlessness
• brainlessness
• dopiness
• stupidness
• vacuity
• oafishness
• doltishness
• senselessness
• half-wittedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intelligence

The judiciary’s Mizan news agency identified the two as Omid Behzad and Pouria Safvat, who were accused of providing military coordinates, images and other intelligence used in attacks on Iranian targets. — Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Market intelligence firms like Novaspace say that up to 43,000 satellites will be built and launched over the coming decade. — Martin Halliwell, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Its visual intelligence spans being able to understand hundred-page documents, television series, or 100-hour livestreams and turning them into searchable, interactive knowledge hubs. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

The paycheck, however, is unlikely to shrink, says Syndio CEO Maria Colacurcio, whose company provides pay intelligence software. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026