superintelligent

adjective

su·​per·​in·​tel·​li·​gent ˌsü-pər-in-ˈte-lə-jənt How to pronounce superintelligent (audio)
: extremely or extraordinarily intelligent : characterized by superintelligence
a superintelligent robot
At school she inhabits the twilight zone between the successful and popular cheer-leader types and the angst-ridden, anarchistic, superintelligent underachievers …—Jack Butler

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Jimmy Tatro will play Gorilla Grodd, the superintelligent ape and sometime Superman nemesis. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 American scientists invent a superintelligent computer system, called Skynet. — Emelia S. Probasco, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2026 Fox 8, Etna and King collectively remind me of the superintelligent, compassionate extraterrestrials in science fiction who wish to rescue humans from their self-wounding. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026 Simply being superintelligent, but under human control and progress, would mean that AGI might be here, but not the singularity. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for superintelligent

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First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of superintelligent was in 1845

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“Superintelligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superintelligent. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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