Clever and Soft

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Clever

Clever adjective - Having or showing quickness of mind.
Usage example: a clever student figured out a trick to do the assignment faster
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Soft is an antonym for clever.
Nearby Words: cleverness, cleverly

Soft

Soft adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: sometimes I wonder if you've gone soft in the head
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Clever is an antonym for soft.
Nearby Words: soften, softness, softly, softening, softie
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  • Sibling Yin-Yang Aunts Lily and Vivian in Pushing Daisies are both eccentric shut-ins, but the similarities end there: Vivian is gentle, flighty, and more emotional, while Lily is sharp and snarky, clever, and keeps her soft streak well-hidden.
    Source: Sibling Yin-Yang
  • Light Novel / Fate/Zero Lighter and Softer: The anime works hard to avert this, like soft blurring or making clever use of camera focus on the most questionable scenes, but there are some things that just couldn't be shown in great detail.
    Source: Light Novel / Fate/Zero
  • Film / Little Odessa It consists of Arkady, the adulterous father who makes ends meet working at a newsstand; his wife, dying of a brain tumor; and the younger son Reuben, a soft-spoken, clever boy intent on cutting school, smoking weed, and watching movies.
    Source: Film / Little Odessa
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