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shrewdest

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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That’s the hypothesis of one of the world’s shrewdest and most respected analysts of geopolitics and energy, Cambridge University political economy professor Helen Thompson.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Klein Halevi is one of the shrewdest and most thoughtful analysts of Israeli politics and society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Ashworth's glittering reputation as one of the game's shrewdest operators meant he was regarded as a prized, crucial acquisition but left in December 2024 after only five months at Old Trafford.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Eight or nine years ago, Carroll and Schneider may have been considered the brains of the shrewdest brass in the NFL.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2022

His favorite companion on these tours was Mercury, the most entertaining of all the gods, the shrewdest and the most resourceful.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton