Intelligent
Intelligent adjective - Having the ability to reason.
Usage example: there is some debate over whether dolphins are intelligent animals
Practical and intelligent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Practical" instead an adjective "Intelligent".
Practical
Practical adjective - Capable of being put to use or account.
Intelligent and practical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intelligent" instead an adjective "Practical".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- rational and intelligent
- rational and practical
- sensible and intelligent
- sensible and practical
- sound and intelligent
- sound and practical
- sane and intelligent
- sane and practical
- reasonable and intelligent
- reasonable and practical
- sober and intelligent
- sober and practical
- wise and intelligent
- wise and practical
Both words in one sentence
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Donovan and Anderson aren't being malicious; they're being intelligent and practical.
Source: Strawman Has a Point -
Cyrano de Bergerac: Deconstructed by Roxane, who is highly intelligent and practical, but is completely convinced her (and Christian) lives are like the Romance Novels she had read.
Source: The Ingenue - Synopsis: A practical and intelligent parody of Gangnam Style.
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