Thesaurus
canny
Synonyms and Antonyms of canny
1
having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment
artful, cagey (also cagy), crafty, cunning, devious, dodgy [chiefly British], foxy, guileful, pawky [chiefly British], slick, sly, subtle, tricky, wily
discerning, insightful, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, sagacious, sage, sapient, wise
discriminating, discriminative
agile, alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, intelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted
artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve)
exploitable, gullible (also gullable)
airheaded, birdbrained, brain-dead, brainless, dim-witted, dopey (also dopy), dumb, empty-headed, feebleminded, gormless [chiefly British], half-witted, knuckleheaded, lamebrain (or lamebrained), lunkheaded, simple, slow, slow-witted, softheaded, stupid, thickheaded, thick-witted, unintelligent, weak-minded
foolish, idiotic (also idiotical), imbecile (or imbecilic), moronic, silly, thoughtless, witless
2
chiefly Scottish
enjoying physical comfort
comfortable, comfy, cozy, relaxed, snug
at ease, at home
Learn More about canny
-
See words that rhyme with canny Dictionary: Definition of canny Spanish Central: Translation of canny Nglish: Translation of canny for Spanish speakers
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up canny? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
