Synonyms and antonyms of Someone who is intelligent or well informed in British Thesaurus

a bright spark ()

someone who is clever or who has a clever idea. This word is usually used for showing that you think someone is stupid

a fount of knowledge/wisdom/advice/ideas etc (literary)

literary a person, organization, book etc that provides a lot of information, advice, or ideas

artful dodger (noun)

someone who is clever and manages to get out of difficult situations and avoid answering questions

boffin (noun)

Britishinformal someone who is very intelligent and knows a lot about a particular subject

brain (noun)

an intelligent person

brain box (noun)

Britishinformal old-fashioned an extremely intelligent person

the brains of something ()

the most intelligent person involved in something

clever clogs (noun)

Britishinformal someone who is annoying because they are always right or because they think they are more intelligent than everyone else

egghead (noun)

informal someone who has a lot of knowledge and intelligence and is only interested in academic subjects

genius (noun)

someone who is much more intelligent or skilful than other people

intellect (noun)

someone who is extremely intelligent

Mensa ()

an international organization for people who have achieved a high score in an intelligence test

mind (noun)

someone who is very intelligent

polymath (noun)

formal someone who has a lot of knowledge about many different subjects

sage (noun)

literary someone who is wise and shows good judgment

savant (noun)

literary someone who has a lot of knowledge

smart money (noun)

informal people who have a lot of knowledge about something and whose opinions are respected

tactician (noun)

someone who uses clever methods in order to achieve something

thinker (noun)

someone who thinks about important subjects and develops new ideas, especially someone who is well known for this

thinker (noun)

informal someone who thinks carefully about things and is good at academic subjects

tough/smart cookie ()

someone who has a strong character or is intelligent, and deals well with problems and disappointments

walking encyclopedia (noun)

informal someone who has a lot of knowledge

whizkid ()

another spelling of whizzkid

whizzkid (noun)

informal a young person who is very intelligent or very successful