All shrewd synonyms
shrewd
S s adj shrewd
- cunning β Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
- cagey β If you say that someone is being cagey about something, you mean that you think they are deliberately not giving you much information or expressing an opinion about it.
- insightful β characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
- canny β A canny person is clever and able to think quickly. You can also describe a person's behaviour as canny.
- good for β morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- calculating β 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.
- sagacious β having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.
- mazy β full of confusing turns, passages, etc.; like a maze; labyrinthine.
- all ears β If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- all there β having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- sapient β having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- sensible β having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
- deep β If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something.
- designing β artful and scheming; conniving; crafty
- devious β If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
- hardheaded β not easily moved or deceived; practical; shrewd.
- gnostic β pertaining to knowledge.
- hep β hip4 .
- farseeing β having foresight; sagacious; discerning.
- forethoughtful β full of or having forethought; provident.
- crafty β If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people.
- farsighted β seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
- ingenious β characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.
- machiavellian β of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- locked in β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- dextrous β dexterous
- naturalistic β imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
- commonsense β sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
- discerning β showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- 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.
- hepper β hip4 .
- eggheaded β of or befitting an egghead.
- hard-headed β not easily moved or deceived; practical; shrewd.
- deviceful β full of devices; inventive; cunning
- prudent β wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
adjective shrewd
- hardboiled β Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- acroamatic β relating to oral communication
- foxy β foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever.
- astucious β Subtle; cunning; astute.
- quick β done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- careful β If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- opportunistic β adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
- intelligent β having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- wise β having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
- witting β knowing; aware; conscious.
- coolheaded β not easily flustered; calm
- intuitive β perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought, as a person or the mind.
- knowing β affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
- wily β full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.