Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun smart
1 sense of smart
Sense 1
smart, smarting, smartness -- (a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore)
=> pain, hurting -- (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb smart
1 sense of smart
Sense 1
ache, smart, hurt -- (be the source of pain)
=> cause to be perceived -- (have perceptible qualities)
Antonyms of adj smart
7 senses of smart
Sense 1
smart (vs. stupid) -- (showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness)
stupid (vs. smart) -- (lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity)
=> anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky -- (having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books")
=> blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed -- ((used informally) stupid)
=> cloddish, doltish -- (heavy and dull and stupid)
=> dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow -- (slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students")
=> gaumless, gormless -- ((British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality)
=> lumpish, lumpen, unthinking -- (mentally sluggish)
=> nitwitted, senseless, soft-witted, witless -- ((of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment)
=> weak -- (deficient in intelligence or mental power; "a weak mind")
=> yokel-like -- (stupid and ignorant like proverbial rural inhabitants; "the boy's empty yokel-like expression")
Sense 2
chic, smart, voguish -- (elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut")
INDIRECT (VIA stylish) -> styleless, unstylish -- (lacking in style or elegance; "a styleless way of dressing"; "expensive but styleless country tweeds"; "wearing unstylish clothes")
Sense 3
bright, smart -- (characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average")
INDIRECT (VIA intelligent) -> unintelligent, stupid -- (lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers")
Sense 4
fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise -- (improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!")
INDIRECT (VIA forward) -> backward -- ((used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover")
Sense 5
smart -- (painfully severe; "he gave the dog a smart blow")
INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild -- (moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism")
Sense 6
smart -- (quick and brisk; "I gave him a smart salute"; "we walked at a smart pace")
INDIRECT (VIA fast) -> slow -- (not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth")
Sense 7
smart -- (capable of independent and apparently intelligent action; "smart weapons")
INDIRECT (VIA automatic) -> manual -- (requiring human effort; "a manual transmission")
Similarity of adj smart
7 senses of smart
Sense 1
smart (vs. stupid) -- (showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness)
=> astute, sharp, shrewd -- (marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow")
=> cagey, cagy, canny, clever -- (showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound")
=> streetwise, street smart, with-it -- (having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment)
Also See-> intelligent#1
Sense 2
chic, smart, voguish -- (elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut")
=> stylish (vs. styleless), fashionable -- (having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress; "a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey"; "the stylish resort of Gstadd")
Sense 3
bright, smart -- (characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average")
=> intelligent (vs. unintelligent) -- (having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question")
Sense 4
fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise -- (improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!")
=> forward (vs. backward) -- (used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline")
Sense 5
smart -- (painfully severe; "he gave the dog a smart blow")
=> intense (vs. mild) -- (possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense")
Sense 6
smart -- (quick and brisk; "I gave him a smart salute"; "we walked at a smart pace")
=> fast (vs. slow) -- (acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car")
Sense 7
smart -- (capable of independent and apparently intelligent action; "smart weapons")
=> automatic (vs. manual) -- (operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts")