All in the know synonyms

adj in the know

• canny — A canny person is clever and able to think quickly. You can also describe a person's behaviour as canny.
• crafty — If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people.
• farsighted — seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
• foxy — foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever.
• heady — intoxicating: a heady wine.
• ingenious — characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.
• sly — cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
• streetwise — street-smart.
• artful — If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people.
• cutting — A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
• discriminating — to make or constitute a distinction in or between; differentiate: a mark that discriminates the original from the copy.
• inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
• perspicacious — having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
• piercing — loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
• profound — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
• slippery — tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road.
• tricky — given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.
• underhand — not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable: an underhand deal with the chief of police.
• on the inside — in a position allowing access to secret information, special advantage or favor, etc.
• shark — a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
• adult — An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.
• artificial — Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
• blase — If you describe someone as blasé, you mean that they are not easily impressed, excited, or worried by things, usually because they have seen or experienced them before.
• cynical — If you describe someone as cynical, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly.
• laid-back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
• skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
• suave — (of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.
• svelte — slender, especially gracefully slender in figure; lithe.
• urbane — having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner.
• well-bred — well brought up; properly trained and educated: a well-bred boy.
• in — (used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park.
• couth — If you say that someone has couth, you mean that they have good manners and sophistication.
• mondaine — a woman who moves in fashionable society