SHREWD Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word shrewd. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SHREWD
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astute | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by practical hardheaded intelligence | ||||||||
sharp | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point • having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing • (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone noun • a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named • a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point adverb • changing suddenly in direction and degree adjective satellite • (of something seen or heard) clearly defined • ending in a sharp point • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions • marked by practical hardheaded intelligence • harsh • having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones • dangerously steep • very sudden and in great amount or degree • quick and forceful | ||||||||
canny | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others | ||||||||
clever | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others • mentally quick and resourceful • showing inventiveness and skill | ||||||||
crafty | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by skill in deception | ||||||||
cunning | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception • crafty artfulness (especially in deception) adjective satellite • attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness • marked by skill in deception • showing inventiveness and skill | ||||||||
discerning | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or revealing keen insight and good judgment adjective satellite • unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic • quick to understand • able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive | ||||||||
insightful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception | ||||||||
intelligent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree adjective satellite • possessing sound knowledge • exercising or showing good judgment • endowed with the capacity to reason | ||||||||
perceptive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to perception • having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment | ||||||||
quick-witted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • mentally nimble and resourceful | ||||||||
resourceful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having inner resources; adroit or imaginative | ||||||||
sagacious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • acutely insightful and wise • skillful in statecraft or management | ||||||||
smart | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness noun • a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore adjective satellite • elegant and stylish • characterized by quickness and ease in learning • improperly forward or bold • painfully severe • quick and brisk • capable of independent and apparently intelligent action verb • be the source of pain | ||||||||
calculating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • acting with a specific goal | ||||||||
calculative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • acting with a specific goal | ||||||||
conniving | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end • acting with a specific goal | ||||||||
scheming | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • acting with a specific goal • concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest |