smart as a whip

1. 1.

   having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence

   “our project needs brainy women”

   “a brilliant mind”

   “a brilliant solution to the problem”

   Synonymsbrainybrilliant

   Similarintelligent

Questions about smart as a whip

What does smart as a whip mean?

smart as a whip means "having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence".

What is another word for smart as a whip?

Close synonyms include brainy, brilliant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.