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Synonyms for shrewd
adj clever, intelligent- astute
- cagey
- canny
- crafty
- farsighted
- ingenious
- judicious
- keen
- penetrating
- perceptive
- probing
- prudent
- sensible
- sharp
- slick
- sly
- smart
- wily
- wise
- acute
- argute
- artful
- astucious
- brainy
- calculating
- cunning
- cutting
- deep
- discerning
- discriminating
- foxy
- heady
- in the know
- inside
- knowing
- on the inside
- on top of
- perspicacious
- piercing
- profound
- quick-witted
- sagacious
- savvy
- shark
- slippery
- smooth
- streetwise
- tricky
- underhand
- up on
- wised up
Antonyms for shrewd
- blunt
- dull
- foolish
- honest
- idiotic
- ignorant
- inept
- obtuse
- senseless
- slow
- stupid
- unclever
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unstylish
- unwise
- frivolous
- naive
- unthinking
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
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adjective. scheming
artful
adjective. skillful; cunning
calculating
adjective. scheming to manipulate
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
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.