Synonyms of street-smart

street-smart

adjective

as in streetwise

Related Words

• streetwise
• shrewd
• hardheaded
• clear-eyed
• cynical
• clear-sighted
• sophisticated
• wary
• skeptical
• mistrustful
• critical
• suspicious

Dissimilar Words

• naive
• easy
• gullible
• susceptible
• trusting
• wide-eyed
• unwary
• exploitable
• credulous
• unsuspecting
• trustful
• uncritical
• unsuspicious
• unsophisticated
• guileless
• genuine
• dewy-eyed
• simple
• innocent
• unworldly
• artless
• overcredulous

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of street-smart

Tyler Perry loves his broad comedies, many revolving around his most enduring character, Madea, the blunt, street-smart, occasionally violent grandmother with a heart of gold. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 20 Feb. 2026

Again, book-smart, not street-smart. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Since the film is a little over 90 minutes, our street-smart detective, who has relied on his gut and the terrifyingly invasive AI tools throughout the trial, is finally liberated from the chair in the third act, as the twisty-turny tale morphs into an attack on Mercy itself. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026

Since the film is a little over 90 minutes, our street-smart Detective Raven, who has relied on his gut and the terrifyingly invasive AI tools throughout the trial, is finally liberated from the chair in the third act, as the twisty-turny tale morphs into an attack on Mercy itself. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026