All astute synonyms
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A a adj astute
- adroit — Someone who is adroit is quick and skilful in their thoughts, behaviour, or actions.
- discerning — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- shrewd — astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician.
- keen — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- canny — A canny person is clever and able to think quickly. You can also describe a person's behaviour as canny.
- intelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- crafty — If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people.
- insightful — characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
- brainy — Someone who is brainy is clever and good at learning.
- bright — A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
- calculating — If you describe someone as calculating, you disapprove of the fact that they deliberately plan to get what they want, often by hurting or harming other people.
- clever — Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
- foxy — foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever.
- knowing — affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
- on the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- perspicacious — having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
- sagacious — having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.
- savvy — experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): consumers who are savvy about prices; a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
- sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- sly — cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
- quick on the uptake — You say that someone is quick on the uptake when they understand things quickly. You say that someone is slow on the uptake when they have difficulty understanding simple or obvious things.
- sharp as a tack — intelligent, quick witted
adjective astute
- smart — having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student.
- perceptive — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
- judicious — using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic: judicious use of one's money.
- incisive — penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant: an incisive tone of voice.
- wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.