shrewd[adjective]Synonyms: clever, astute, calculating, canny, crafty, cunning, intelligent, keen, perceptive, perspicacious, sharp, smart
Contrasted words: green, naive, simple, soft, foolable, gullible, slow
Related Words: canny,
crafty,
foxy,
ingenious,
pawky,
slick,
sly,
tidy,
clever,
intelligent,
knowing,
quick-witted,
smart,
polite,
smooth,
judicious,
prudent,
sensible,
wise,
penetrating,
piercing,
probing,
acute,
keen,
sharp,
farsighted,
foresighted [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
shrewd /ʃruːd/
adjective[
Date: 1200-1300;
Origin: shrew in the old meaning 'very bad man']
1. good at judging what people or situations are really like:
Malcolm is a shrewd businessman. She was shrewd enough to guess who was responsible. Capra looked at her with shrewd eyes.2. well judged and likely to be right:
a shrewd decision Bridget has a shrewd idea of what will sell.—shrewdly adverb:
‘Something tells me you’ve already decided,’ he said shrewdly.—shrewdness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲