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Adjectives (4)
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
adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
sensible
adj. proceeding from good judgment
sensible
adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
Fuzzynyms (88)
diplomatic, diplomatical
adj. skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people
wise
adj. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
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, sensible
adj. proceeding from good judgment
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"
sharp, astute, 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"
tactful
adj. showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people; "by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone"; "a tactful way of correcting someone"; "the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill"
cunning, clever, cagey, cagy, canny
adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
wise
adj. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
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"
expedient, shrewd, worldly-wise
adj. appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
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"
sharp, astute, 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"
cunning, clever, cagey, cagy, canny
adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
utilitarian
adj. having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain utilitarian kitchenware"
sensible, reasonable
adj. showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"
wise
adj. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
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
expedient, shrewd, worldly-wise
adj. appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
cautious, careful
adj. showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"
hawk-eyed, open-eyed, unsleeping, vigilant, wary, watchful, Argus-eyed
adj. carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"
foresighted, foresightful, forehanded, farseeing, farsighted, longsighted
adj. planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
sound, healthy, intelligent, levelheaded
adj. exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
foresighted, foresightful, prescient
adj. perceiving the significance of events before they occur; "extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations"-R.H.Rovere
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"
sharp, astute, 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"
cunning, clever, cagey, cagy, canny
adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
wary, watchful, cagey, cagy, chary
adj. characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor"
utilitarian
adj. having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain utilitarian kitchenware"
sensible, reasonable
adj. showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"
Synonyms (18)
cunning, crafty, unscrupulous
adj. without scruples or principles; "unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power"
expedient, shrewd, worldly-wise
adj. appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
sagacious
adj. skillful in statecraft or management; "an astute and sagacious statesman"
accountable, answerable
adj. being obliged to answer to an authority for one's actions: "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"; "governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves"
liable
adj. held legally responsible; "men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service"
reliable, trustworthy
adj. taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations; "trustworthy public servants"
recommended, suggested
adj. mentioned as worthy of acceptance; "the recommended medicine"; "the suggested course of study"
discreet, circumspect
adj. heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"
provident
adj. careful in regard to your own interests; "the prudent use and development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident"
prudential
adj. arising from or characterized by prudence especially in business matters; "he abstained partly for prudential reasons"
Antonyms (3)
foolish
adj. devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
imprudent
adj. not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger
foolish
adj. devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
judicious
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