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Definitions

shrewd

[shrood] / ʃrud /
ADJECTIVE
clever, intelligent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
astute cagey canny crafty farsighted ingenious judicious keen penetrating perceptive probing prudent sensible sharp slick sly smart wily wise
WEAK
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
STRONGEST
blunt dull foolish honest idiotic ignorant inept obtuse senseless slow stupid unclever unintelligent unreasonable unstylish unwise
WEAK
frivolous naive unthinking

Example Sentences

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The turn from smartphone dependency to AI is a shrewd one.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

So is Magnus Bradbury and that looks a shrewd call.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

This is a regime built on shrewd survival.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

Bamberger contributed not only capital but an idiosyncratic management style—among his colorful incentive programs for employees was one called “the Gorilla Plan”—and a shrewd instinct for expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Yet also he was keen, shrewd, direct to the center of a thing.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin