SMARTNESS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

smartness

noun

Definition of smartness

as in elegance

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Recent Examples of smartness Balancing out work, making art that feels authentic, while still having a smartness about commercializing it and finding ways to commercialize it positively. — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026 Engendered by the ubiquity of stable and robust WiFi and the incredible power of the smartphone’s system-on-a-chip design, the smart everything era demonstrates the full transfer of the smartness imaginary. — Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026 The Pixel Watch blends style and smartness in a way most wearables miss. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Rooted in casual elegance, the spring collection introduced a refreshing palette of aquamarine blue, sage green and pink flanking the brand’s distinctive ivories, ecrus and beiges.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
An approach to hospitality in which elegance is expressed not through excess, but through the relevance of every gesture and the thought behind every choice.

— Guy Bigiaoui, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of elegance

Noun

War Secretary Pete Hegseth is mobilizing the Pentagon’s cybersecurity and intelligence resources to protect against foreign interference in the 2026 midterm elections.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
The State Department’s annual declassified intelligence report has repeatedly concluded that Russia and North Korea have offensive biological weapons programs, while raising concerns about China and Iran.

— Ashish K. Jha, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of intelligence

Noun

Fundamentalists will claim that the moral code that follows from their faith needs no intellect to follow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
That far down the line, the brand should still represent creativity, beauty, culture, intellect and craftsmanship.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of intellect

Noun

These perfectly girly-sporty sneakers have a substantial fan club who trust them for comfort and stylishness.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026
Even when some of the tricks become apparent, each new repetition somehow delivers more than the last, though the weightless, old-school video game aesthetic of the alien monster design sticks out even more amid the stylishness of the world captured in-camera.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 May 2026

Definition of stylishness

Noun

Its successor, the U6SF Pro, builds on that foundation with significantly higher brightness and even lower input lag for faster, smoother gaming.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
In some of the new villas, christened Le Ville della Marchesa, details include headboards upholstered with the famous Missoni zigzag and bathrooms that combine the original gray marble with the brightness of Vietri.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of brightness

Noun

This mini dress gives you the comfort of curling up in your favorite sweatpants and sweatshirt set, while still looking sporty chic.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026
From 1960s Palm Beach chic to dystopian retro-futurism or a madcap style suitable only for Alan Cumming, winning costume designers at this weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys proved sartorial excellence can be achieved in unlimited forms.

— Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of chic

Noun

Her committed advocacy is well known; her brilliance in recognizing a constellation of facts and weaving them together to find solutions is another part of her legacy.

— Susan Daria Landino, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Despite Primo’s brilliance in the kitchen and Secondo’s business savvy, the restaurant is failing, one reason being Primo’s refusal to compromise on his culinary perfectionism.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026

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