All shrewd synonyms
shrewd
S s adj shrewd
- manipulative — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- crazy like a fox — (Idiomatic) Behaving in a foolish, frivolous, or uncomprehending manner as a ruse for concealing clever deeds or deeper intentions.
- long-haired — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- far-seeing — having foresight; sagacious; discerning.
- far-sighted — seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
- efficient — (esp. of a system or machine) Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
- diplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- clever — Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
- cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
- innovational — something new or different introduced: numerous innovations in the high-school curriculum.
- artful — If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people.
- guileful — insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily.
adjective shrewd
- acute — 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 'café'.
- witted — having wit or wits (usually used in combination): quick-witted; slow-witted; dull-witted.
- cute — Something or someone that is cute is very pretty or attractive, or is intended to appear pretty or attractive.
- keen — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- judicious — using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic: judicious use of one's money.