Synonyms of street smarts

street smarts

plural noun

as in common sense

Synonyms & Similar Words

• common sense
• horse sense
• policy
• gray matter
• judgement
• forehandedness
• discretion
• wisdom
• prudence
• wit
• gumption
• forethoughtfulness
• sense
• foresight
• brains
• judgment
• foresightedness
• farsightedness
• intelligence
• levelheadedness
• sensibleness
• nous
• rationality
• discreetness
• logicalness
• discrimination
• practicality
• insight
• rationalness
• sagacity
• penetration
• discernment
• logicality
• acumen
• perspicacity
• sapience
• shrewdness
• astuteness
• precaution
• circumspection
• premeditation
• keenness
• care
• clearheadedness
• caution

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indiscretion
• imprudence
• shortsightedness
• stupidity
• carelessness
• idiocy
• foolishness
• half-wittedness
• senselessness
• heedlessness
• unreasonableness
• brainlessness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of street smarts

There’s a certain amount of street smarts every city dweller must acquire, but the shorthand is: Don’t put yourself in dangerous situations. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025

Bus operators rely on common sense and street smarts when confronted with unexpected events and emergencies, ranging from flash floods to terrorism. —Curtis Tate, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2024

His Catwoman, in the final installment of his trilogy, needed to exude intelligence, toughness, and street smarts. —Chris Bellamy and Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 2 May 2024

As Hernández Cordón pointed out, Calva straddles the line between his middle-class upbringing, raised by a single mother who instilled in him an affinity for the arts, and the street smarts attained by wandering a large metropolis with kids from other socioeconomic backgrounds. —Carlos Aguilar, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2023