shrewd

adjective
UK: /ʃruːd/
US: /ʃruːd/

  1. Having or showing an ability to understand things and to make good judgments : mentally sharp or clever.

    1. She is a shrewd woman.
    2. He was shrewd enough not to invest all his money in one place that day.

Synonyms

judicious sharp clever intelligent canny wise smart sagacious perceptive insightful knowing acute astute prudent discerning perspicacious witty ingenious subtle artful crafty devious slick slippery sharp-witted brainy quick-witted streetwise hardheaded cagey foxy smooth shifty wily sensible down-to-earth practical businesslike efficient resourceful economical thrifty frugal provident careful pragmatic realistic hard-boiled hard-nosed cunning

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "shrewd" is /ʃruːd/ in British English and /ʃruːd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "shrewd": judicious, sharp, clever, intelligent, canny, wise, smart, sagacious, perceptive, insightful, knowing, acute, astute, prudent, discerning, perspicacious, witty, ingenious, subtle, artful, crafty, devious, slick, slippery, sharp-witted, brainy, quick-witted, streetwise, hardheaded, cagey, foxy, smooth, shifty, wily, sensible, down-to-earth, practical, businesslike, efficient, resourceful, economical, thrifty, frugal, provident, careful, pragmatic, realistic, hard-boiled, hard-nosed, cunning.

Example usage of "shrewd": "She is a shrewd woman.". More examples on the page.