Intelligent
Intelligent adjective - Having or showing quickness of mind.
Near and intelligent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Near" instead an adjective "Intelligent".
Near
Near adjective - Being the less far of two.
Intelligent and near are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intelligent" instead an adjective "Near".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Intelligent aliens should be similarly long-lived compared with their near relatives.
Source: We Are as Mayflies - Octopi are incredibly intelligent species of the sea and all that muscle in their tentacles can let them jet around the sea at near 20 to 25 miles per hour.
Source: Genius Bruiser / Real Life - Near the end of Mission to Mars the astronauts discover an ancient Martian orrery that explains that Mars was once very Earthlike and had spacefaring intelligent life on it.
Source: Once-Green Mars
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Near and Intelligent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/intelligent/near
Intelligent & Near. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/intelligent/near>.
Near or Intelligent. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/intelligent/near.
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