Synonyms of intellect

intellect

noun

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
• brainiac
• geek
• virtuoso
• savant
• polymath
• sage
• master
• blue
• highbrow
• bluestocking
• Renaissance man
• natural
• polyhistor
• longhair
• ace
• crackerjack
• crackajack

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• idiot
• imbecile
• moron
• dolt
• blockhead
• dunce
• dope
• pinhead
• numbskull
• illiterate
• know-nothing
• ignoramus
• dummy
• goon
• knucklehead
• numskull
• dumbbell
• nitwit
• hammerhead
• dodo
• lowbrow
• fathead
• ass
• fool
• philistine
• half-wit
• donkey
• beast
• snake
• heel
• jackass
• creep
• 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
• judgement
• perception
• perspicacity
• astuteness
• judgment
• braininess
• alertness
• apprehension
• sagacity
• percipience
• common sense
• sapience
• discriminability
• mother wit
• horse sense
• skull
• eggheadedness
• highbrowism
• head

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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