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

adj. (statesmanlike)

adj. evidencing the possession of inside information

adj. heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"

adj. exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"

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

adj. proceeding from good judgment

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

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

adj. showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"

adj. prudent; "guarded optimism"

adj. planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

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"

adj. perceiving the significance of events before they occur; "extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations"-R.H.Rovere

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"

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

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

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

adj. having intellectual depth; "a deeply thoughtful essay"

adj. showing intellectual penetration or emotional depths; from the depths of your being; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"

adj. of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"

adj. evidencing the possession of inside information

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

adj. showing intellectual penetration or emotional depths; from the depths of your being; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"

adj. of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"

adj. having wisdom that comes with age and experience

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

adj. highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"

adj. characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"

adj. worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise; "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"; "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to telephone first"

adj. having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel; "a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan"

adj. marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply"

adj. careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"

adj. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news"

adj. having received information; "be kept advised"

adj. well informed about or familiar with; usu followed by "with": "conversant with business trends"

adj. having or based on relevant experience; "an educated guess"; "an enlightened electorate"

adj. informed about the latest trends

adj. alert and fully informed; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on"

adj. well informed or deeply versed through reading; "respect for a well-read man"; "well-read in medieval history"

adj. devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"

adj. lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity