Synonyms for cagey
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Antonyms for cagey
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
canny
adjective. clever, artful
- able
- acute
- adroit
- astute
- cagey
- careful
- cautious
- circumspect
- cunning
- dexterous
- discreet
- foxy
- frugal
- having fancy footwork
- hep
- ingenious
- intelligent
- judicious
- knowing
- nimble-witted
- perspicacious
- prudent
- quick
- quick-witted
- sagacious
- shrewd
- skillful
- slick
- slippery
- sly
- smart
- smooth
- street smart
- streetwise
- subtle
- wary
- watchful
- wise
- with it
- worldly-wise
cautious
adjective. careful, guarded
- alert
- all ears
- cagey
- calculating
- chary
- circumspect
- considerate
- discreet
- forethoughtful
- gingerly
- hedging one's bets
- heedful
- judicious
- keeping on one's toes
- leery
- on the lookout
- playing it cool
- playing safe
- politic
- provident
- prudent
- pussyfoot
- safe
- shrewd
- taking it easy
- taking it slow
- tentative
- thinking twice
- vigilant
- walking on eggs
- wary
- watchful
- watching one's step
- watching out
- with one's eyes peeled
chary
adjective. careful, cautious
circumspect
adjective. cautious, discreet
clever
adjective. bright, ingenious
- able
- adept
- adroit
- alert
- apt
- astute
- brainy
- brilliant
- cagey
- canny
- capable
- competent
- crackerjack
- cunning
- deep
- dexterous/dextrous
- discerning
- egghead
- expert
- foxy
- gifted
- good
- handy
- intelligent
- inventive
- keen
- knowing
- knowledgeable
- many-sided
- nimble
- nobody's fool
- pretty
- pro
- qualified
- quick
- quick on trigger
- quick-witted
- rational
- resourceful
- sagacious
- savvy
- sensible
- sharp
- shrewd
- skilled
- skillful
- slick
- sly
- smart
- sprightly
- talented
- versatile
- wise
- witty
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.