Related Words for canny

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cagey
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Adjective, Adjective
clever
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Adjective, Noun, Adjective
smart
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Adjective, Name
shrewdly
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Adverb
astute
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Adjective
savvy
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Noun
wily
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Adjective
adroit
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Adjective
cunning
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Adjective
enterprising
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Adjective
skilful
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Adjective
judicious
x/x
Adjective
deft
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Noun
sagacious
//x
Adjective
skillful
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Adjective
machiavellian
xxx/xx
Adjective
adept
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Noun
streetwise
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Noun
perceptive
x/x
Adjective
inventive
x/x
Adjective
resourceful
x/x
Adjective
assiduous
x/x
Adjective
sensible
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Adjective
keen
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Adjective
artful
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Adjective
prudent
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Adjective
sneaky
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Adjective
intelligent
x/xx
Adjective
tactful
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Adjective
brainy
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Adjective
plucky
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Adjective
parsimonious
xx/xx
Adjective
prescient
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Adjective
scrupulous
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Adjective
ingenious
x/x
Adjective
felicitous
x/xx
Adjective
masterly
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Adjective
nimble
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Adjective
redoubtable
x/xx
Adjective
wise
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Adjective
careful
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Adjective
devious
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Adjective
observant
x/x
Adjective
imaginative
x/xxx
Adjective
circumspect
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Adjective
diligent
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Adjective
thrifty
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Name
crafty
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Adjective
gutsy
//
Adjective
pragmatic
x/x
Adjective
conniving
x/x
Noun
droll
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Adjective
skilled
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Adjective
ingenuous
x/xx
Adjective
knack
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Noun
peerless
/x
Name
cleverer
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Adjective
dexterous
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Adjective
avaricious
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Adjective
trenchant
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Adjective
masterful
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Adjective
devilish
/x
Adjective
erudite
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Adjective
discerning
x/x
Adjective
genteel
x/
Adjective
brash
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Noun
cantankerous
x/xx
Adjective
ruthless
/x
Adjective
incisive
x/x
Adjective
shifty
/x
Adjective
unscrupulous
x/xx
Adjective
affable
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Adjective
wizened
/x
Adjective
sophisticated
x/xxx
Adjective
conscientious
xx/x
Adjective
unwitting
x/x
Adjective
urbane
x/
Adjective
vigilant
/xx
Adjective
intrepid
x/x
Noun
strategic
x/x
Noun
brilliant
/x
Adjective
ebullient
x/x
Adjective
safe
/
Adjective
wary
/x
Adjective
on guard
//
Phrase, Adjective
politic
/xx
Noun
economical
xx/xx
Adjective
prudential
x/x
Name
mature
x/
Adjective
attentive
x/x
Adjective
aware
x/
Adjective
sage
/
Noun
pretty
/x
Adjective
alert
x/
Noun
tactical
/xx
Adjective
apprehensive
xx/x
Adjective
considerate
x/xx
Adjective
mindful
/x
Adjective
quick
/
Adjective
thoughtful
/x
Adjective
snappy
/x
Adjective
provident
/xx
Noun
close
/
Adjective
clear
/
Adjective
tight
/
Adjective
up to snuff
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Phrase, Adjective
insightful
/xx
Adjective
responsible
x/xx
Adjective
refined
x/
Adjective
trig
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Noun
conscious
/x
Adjective
calculated
/xxx
Verb
tricky
/x
Adjective
concerned
x/
Verb
enlightened
x/x
Adjective
andrews
/x
Name
anthony
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Name
colony
/xx
Noun
restoration
xx/x
Noun
kingdom
/x
Noun
edited
/xx
Verb
quoted
/x
Verb
see
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Verb
proposed
x/
Verb
established
x/x
Verb
said
/
Verb
scot
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Name
scotchman
/x
Name
scotsman
/x
Name
shopper
/x
Noun
tactician
x/x
Noun
lass
/
Noun
manipulator
x/xxx
Noun
businessman
/xx
Noun
politician
xx/x
Noun
strategist
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Noun
negotiator
x/xxx
Noun
trader
/x
Noun
veteran
/xx
Noun
lad
/
Noun
investor
x/x
Noun
entrepreneur
xxx/
Noun
fighter
/x
Noun
fox
/
Noun
operator
/xxx
Noun
dealer
/x
Noun
instinct
/x
Noun
buyer
/x
Noun
lawyer
/x
Noun
merchant
/x
Noun
alas
x/
Noun
bazaars
x/
Noun
bohemian
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
bonny
/x
Noun, Adjective
castles
/x
Adjective
cautious
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Adjective
cavalcade
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Noun, Verb
cloaks
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Verb
conservative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
coquetry
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Noun
cowboys
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Noun
cynical
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Adjective
discreet
x/
Adjective
dost
/
Noun
fiery
/xx
Adjective
fiestas
x/x
Noun
greedy
/x
Adjective
guid
/
Name
informality
xx/xx
Noun
inquisitive
x/xx
Adjective
mony
/x
Noun
natured
/x
Adjective
precautionary
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
taciturn
/xx
Adjective
timid
/x
Adjective
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
shirtless
/x
Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
no
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Noun, Adverb, Adjective
die
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Verb, Noun
stonewall
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Name, Verb, Adjective