All clear-headed synonyms
clear-headΒ·ed
C c adj clear-headed
- intelligent β having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- brilliant β A brilliant person, idea, or performance is extremely clever or skilful.
- sharp β having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- smart β having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student.
- serious β of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- sedate β calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse.
- restrained β characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.
- no-nonsense β not tolerating anything frivolous or trifling; firm and businesslike: a no-nonsense approach to money matters; a no-nonsense teacher with well-behaved classes.
- down-to-earth β practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
- dispassionate β free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
- solemn β grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks.
- staid β of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.
- rational β agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- levelheaded β having common sense and sound judgment; sensible.
- serene β calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age.
- reasonable β agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- lucid β easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation.
- dark β When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
- earnest β serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
- low-key β of reduced intensity; restrained; understated.
- subdued β quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled: After the argument he was much more subdued.
- somber β gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- practical β of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
- realistic β interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- disciplined β having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- dry β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- controlled β held in check; curbed: poorly controlled anger.
- moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- steady β firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
- abstaining β to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from): to abstain from eating meat.
- sound β The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3β30 miles (5β48 km) wide.
- composed β If someone is composed, they are calm and able to control their feelings.
- reserved β kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
- plain β clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- inhibited β overly restrained.
- collected β An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
- constrained β embarrassed, unnatural, or forced
- grave β the grave accent.
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- forgoing β to abstain or refrain from; do without.
- acute β An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'cafΓ©'.
- advanced β An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
- alert β If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
- astute β If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage.
- aware β If you are aware of something, you know about it.
- brainy β Someone who is brainy is clever and good at learning.
- clever β Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
- discerning β showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.