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Adjectives (7)
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clever, cunning, ingenious
adj. showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"
cagey, cagy, canny, clever
adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
Fuzzynyms (47)
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technical, expert
adj. of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood; "technical terminology"; "a technical report"; "technical language"
facile
adj. arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"
imaginative, inventive
adj. (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford; "an ingenious device"; "had an inventive turn of mind"; "inventive ceramics"
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"
deft, dexterous, dextrous
adj. skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"
astute, sharp, shrewd
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"
cagey, cagy, canny, clever
adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
talented, gifted
adj. endowed with talent or talents; "a gifted writer"
crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, 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"
devious, shifty
adj. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"
cautious
adj. showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"
circumspect, discreet
adj. heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"
clever, cunning, ingenious
adj. showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"
wise
adj. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
judicious, wise, heady
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
cunning, crafty, unscrupulous
adj. without scruples or principles; "unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power"
Synonyms (21)
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byzantine, devious
adj. characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements"
crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, 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"
cute, precious
adj. obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
designing, scheming
adj. concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger"
manipulative
adj. skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage; "the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child"
astute, sharp, shrewd
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"
Antonyms (5)
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stupid
adj. lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
nitwitted, senseless, soft-witted, witless
adj. (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
clever
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