Synonyms of clear-sighted

clear-sighted

adjective

ˈklir-ˌsī-təd 

1

as in smart

having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment

a clear-sighted businessman who doesn't let sentimentality or compassion affect his decisions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smart
• astute
• shrewd
• sharp
• wise
• savvy
• intelligent
• clear-eyed
• hardheaded
• knowing
• brilliant
• experienced
• clever
• veteran
• keen
• cunning
• sharp-witted
• heady
• bright
• canny
• perceptive
• quick
• insightful
• sagacious
• perspicacious
• subtle
• hard-boiled
• slick
• wily
• artful
• discerning
• sly
• crafty
• cagey
• tricky
• guileful
• devious
• percipient
• resourceful
• foxy
• sage
• pawky
• discriminating
• discriminative
• nimble
• ingenious
• sapient
• agile
• brainy
• apt
• alert
• dodgy
• sharp-sighted
• quick-witted
• calculating
• sharp-eyed
• scheming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• naive
• ingenuous
• guileless
• innocent
• artless
• unknowing
• gullible
• unwise
• unperceptive
• exploitable
• obtuse
• dense
• simple
• dumb
• stupid
• slow
• dull
• foolish
• thoughtless
• unintelligent
• feebleminded
• dopey
• ignorant
• thickheaded
• idiotic
• weak-minded
• silly
• brain-dead
• uninformed
• brainless
• imbecile
• witless
• moronic
• softheaded
• slow-witted
• gormless
• dim-witted
• empty-headed
• lamebrain
• thick-witted
• half-witted
• knuckleheaded
• airheaded
• lunkheaded
• birdbrained

2

as in watchful

having unusually keen vision

a clear-sighted person could see for almost 20 miles from the observatory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watchful
• sharp-sighted
• observant
• sharp-eyed
• hawkeyed
• lynx-eyed
• aware
• eagle-eyed
• vigilant
• attentive
• observing
• sighted
• alert

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blind
• sightless
• visionless
• eyeless
• myopic
• shortsighted
• nearsighted
• astigmatic
• stone-blind
• purblind

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clear-sighted

People admire your straightforward and clear-sighted practicality. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026

The clear-sighted Kanye of 2005 and 2009 has been replaced by a guy who claims people are hiring out replacement children just to mess with him. — Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025

The song itself is lyrically complex and clear-sighted in its treatment of the touchy subject of addiction. — Spin Contributor, SPIN, 11 Sep. 2024

Moreover, the show explains how Jane’s privileged upbringing has failed to give her a diverse and clear-sighted perspective. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 June 2024

Compulsively readable, wildly entertaining, and filled with sharp social insight, The List is a piercing and dazzlingly clear-sighted debut about secrets, lies, and the internet. — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024