Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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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

Mark is taller and brighter than Darren but infinitely more docile and far less street-smart.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

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

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Hun Sen is one of Asia's great survivors, a wily, street-smart politician who has time and again outmanoeuvred his opponents.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 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

street-smart

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