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adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

Fuzzynyms (85)

sharp, keen, piercing, toothed

adj. as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

sharp, acute, acuate

adj. ending in a sharp point

intelligent

adj. having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"

perspicacious, sagacious, sapient

adj. acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"

smart, bright

adj. characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"

apprehensive, discerning, perceptive

adj. quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

slick, cunning, crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily

adj. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

brilliant, brainy, smart as a whip

adj. having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"

practical, pragmatic, down-to-earth, hardheaded, hard-nosed

adj. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics"

adroit, clever, ingenious

adj. skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme"

keen, trenchant, searching

adj. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"

knowing, deliberate, intentional, willful, wilful

adj. by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"

resourceful

adj. having inner resources; adroit or imaginative; "someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations"; "an able and resourceful politician"; "the most resourceful cook in town"

observant, observing

adj. quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception

sharp, acute, keen, piercing, discriminating, incisive, penetrating, penetrative

adj. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"

sharp, crisp, razor-sharp

adj. very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"

clear-eyed, clear-sighted, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious

adj. mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument"

quick, apt, clever

adj. mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker

judicious, sensible

adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"

judicious

adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"

judicious, sensible

adj. proceeding from good judgment

wise

adj. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"

bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek, witty

adj. cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"

subtle

adj. able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind"

expedient, shrewd, worldly-wise

adj. appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"

probing, searching, inquisitory

adj. diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings"

Synonyms (5)

cunning, clever, cagey, cagy, canny

adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

Antonyms (1)

stupid

adj. lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

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