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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Shrewd barons turned huge estates into jackpots of grain, cattle, vegetables and citrus.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

Shrewd pumpkin pickers will pluck up the best of the lot the first or second weekend in October, the grower said, but last weekend’s rains probably reduced the crowds.

From Washington Times • Oct. 24, 2020

Shrewd lawyers realized that the federal courts could thus invalidate state laws by declaring them unconstitutional.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Shrewd and strategic, Mead understood that she needed to explore an unknown culture to make her professional mark.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2017

Shrewd reader, I feel you know what’s coming.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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