Entry Word: shrewd

Function: adjective

Meaning: having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment <a shrewd used car dealer who knew how to make the best possible deal> <shrewd investments that paid off big>

Synonyms astute, canny, clear-sighted, hardheaded, knowing, sharp, sharp-witted, smart

Related Words artful, cagey (also cagy), crafty, cunning, devious, foxy, guileful, slick, sly, subtle, wily; discerning, insightful, perceptive, perspicacious, sagacious, sage, sapient, wise; experienced, veteran; discriminating, discriminative; agile, alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, intelligent, keen, quick, quick-witted; apt, ingenious, resourceful; informed, knowledgeable, well-read

Near Antonyms artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve); exploitable, gullible; undiscerning, unperceptive, unwise; dense, dull, obtuse; brainless, dumb, feebleminded, simple, slow, stupid, unintelligent, weak-minded; foolish, idiotic, imbecilic, moronic, silly, simple, thoughtless, witless; ignorant, uninformed

Antonyms unknowing