" cleverish "

1: as in gimmicky, gadgety;

•  Synonyms : 

•  gadgety,

•  gimmicky,

•  adventurous,

•  fresh,

•  groundbreaking,

•  novel,

•  original,

•  visionary,

•  convenient,

•  handy,

•  neat,

•  nifty,

•  practical,

•  useful,

•  artful,

•  clever,

•  creative,

•  imaginative,

•  ingenious,

•  innovative,

•  inventive,

•  complex,

•  sophisticated,

•  adroit,

•  deft,

•  dexterous,

•  expert,

•  handsome,

•  tricky,

•  brainy,

•  intelligent,

•  sharp,

•  smart

•  Antonyms : 

•  uncreative,

•  unimaginative,

•  dull,

•  pedantic,

•  pedestrian,

•  stodgy,

•  assembly-line,

•  canned,

•  cookie-cutter,

•  derivative,

•  hackneyed,

•  unoriginal,

•  impractical,

•  useless

1: showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing;

  * e.g., " ... an inventor who was constantly coming up with clever devices for doing everyday chores "

•  Synonyms : 

•  artful,

•  creative,

•  imaginative,

•  ingenious,

•  innovative,

•  inventive

•  Antonyms : 

•  uncreative,

•  unimaginative

2: having or showing quickness of mind;

  * e.g., " ... a clever student figured out a trick to do the assignment faster "

•  Synonyms : 

•  alert,

•  brainy,

•  bright,

•  brilliant,

•  exceptional,

•  fast,

•  hyperintelligent,

•  intelligent,

•  keen,

•  nimble,

•  quick,

•  quick-witted,

•  sharp,

•  sharp-witted,

•  smart,

•  supersmart,

•  ultrasmart

•  Antonyms : 

•  airheaded,

•  birdbrained,

•  boneheaded,

•  brain-dead,

•  brainless,

•  bubbleheaded,

•  chuckleheaded,

•  dense,

•  dim,

•  dim-witted,

•  doltish,

•  dopey,

•  dorky,

•  dull,

•  dumb,

•  dunderheaded,

•  empty-headed,

•  fatuous,

•  gormless,

•  half-witted,

•  knuckleheaded,

•  lamebrain,

•  lunkheaded,

•  mindless,

•  obtuse,

•  opaque,

•  pinheaded,

•  senseless,

•  simple,

•  slow,

•  slow-witted,

•  soft,

•  softheaded,

•  stupid,

•  thick,

•  thickheaded,

•  thick-witted,

•  unbrilliant,

•  unintelligent,

•  unsmart,

•  vacuous,

•  weak-minded,

•  witless

3: skillful with the hands;

  * e.g., " ... the Shakers were clever artisans who created many ingenious and highly useful devices "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cunning,

•  deft,

•  dexterous,

•  handy

•  Antonyms : 

•  butterfingered,

•  ham-fisted,

•  ham-handed,

•  handless,

•  heavy-handed,

•  unhandy