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intelligence

/ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/noun4 syllables

Intelligence means: information about recent and important events.

Synonyms for intelligence23

noun, as in information about recent and important events

news, tidings, word

noun, as in a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy

intelligence service, intelligence agency

noun, as in the operation of gathering information about an enemy

intelligence activity, intelligence operation

noun, as in secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)

intelligence information

also used for intelligence

brightness, intellect, smartness, wit, sentient, sapient, sophont, brain, brains, cleverness, head, esprit, mind, nous, psyche

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of intelligence

What does intelligence mean?5

noun

1

information about recent and important events“they awaited news of the outcome”

2

a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy

3

the operation of gathering information about an enemy

4

secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)“we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage”

5

the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Intelligence in a sentence

  • The president repeatedly spoke of security, underscoring the need for better intelligence.OjisanSeiuchi
  • Now that there's artificial intelligence, your own intelligence is irrelevant.sacredceltic
  • In order to conduct oneself with wisdom, intelligence alone does not suffice.kaiperkins271
  • It's hard for them to understand, as they possess little intelligence.Kiwi
  • There are limits, you see, to our friend's intelligence.Hybrid
  • When cowardice is conducive to self-preservation, it is called intelligence.Dejo
  • A person's greatness isn't measured by wealth, intelligence or beauty.DJ_Saidez
  • After a few days, she realized that he lacks in intelligence.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of intelligence

as a noun

plural
intelligences