shrewd

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. clever, keen, far-sighted, astute; cunning, wily, artful; sharp, acute, piercing. See skill. Ant., slow, unimaginative.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Clever]

Syn. astute, acute, sharp, keen, quick, perceptive, canny, knowing, sagacious, perspicacious, ingenious, sharp; see also clever 1 , intelligent 1 .

2. [Cunning]

Syn. calcuLating, crafty, cagey*; see sly 1 .

Syn.- shrewd implies keenness of mind, sharp insight, and a cleverness in practical matters [ a shrewd comment, businessman, etc. ] ; sagacious implies keen discernment and farsighted judgment [ a sagacious counselor ] ; perspicacious suggests the penetrating mental vision or discernment that enables one clearly to see and understand what is obscure, hidden, etc. [ a perspicacious judge of character ] ; astute implies shrewdness combined with sagacity and sometimes connotes, in addition, artfulness or cunning [ an astute politician ] See also Synonym Study at clever .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. smart clever, astute, sharp, *savvy, sagacious, wise, keen, intelligent, discerning.

2. artful cunning, wily, cagey, sly, crafty, scheming.

ANT.: 1. stupid, dense, ignorant, naive. 2. artless, innocent, naive

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters: astute, cagey, canny, knowing, perspicacious, slick, smart, wise1. Informal: savvy. See ABILITY, CAREFUL.