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street-smart

[street-smahrt] / ˈstritˌsmɑrt /
ADJECTIVE
able to survive city
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hardened
WEAK
astute cunning experienced on the ball quick-witted savvy seasoned shrewd streetwise worldly
Antonyms
WEAK
inexperienced naïve
street smart
ADJECTIVE
shrewd
Synonyms
WEAK
artful astute cagey calculating canny clever crafty cunning experienced foxy ingenious intelligent perceptive quick-witted savvy seasoned sharp slick sly smart smooth streetwise wily wise

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New Zealand's "street-smart" cricketers can find a way to beat England and guarantee their semi-final place at the T20 World Cup, coach Rob Walters said on Thursday.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

But when Zoë is forced by circumstance to look into the case, she reveals herself to be fearless, dogged and street-smart, as noir an investigator as Oxford is likely to get.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

He often played a mob boss, a street-smart detective or a bedraggled working man.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2023

The only thing we were actually missing was the liberal, street-smart yet delicate teacher in the vintage motorcycle leather jacket sent to our district with the purpose of saving us.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2023

Even the street-smart and experienced Lamphere was not prepared for Gardner's personality or his unusual brilliance.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau