What is another word for astute?
2532 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɐstjˈuːt], [ ɐstjˈuːt], [ ɐ_s_t_j_ˈuː_t]
Astute is an adjective used to describe someone who is clever, smart, or quick-witted. Synonyms for astute include shrewd, sharp, discerning, insightful, and perceptive. A shrewd person has a keen sense of judgment and is good at making practical decisions. Someone who is sharp is quick in understanding and mentally agile. A discerning individual has the ability to judge carefully and accurately. An insightful person is someone who has a deep understanding of people and situations. Finally, perceptive people are able to quickly grasp ideas, situations, and people's emotions or thoughts. All these synonyms emphasize an individual's ability to observe, understand, and make good judgments.
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Similar words for astute:
- aware (adjective)
- bright (adjective)
- cunning (adjective)
- discriminating (adjective)
- insidious (adjective)
- intelligent (adjective)
- intuitive (adjective)
- knowing (adjective)
- savvy (adjective)
- sharp (adjective)
- witty (adjective)
- Machiavellian (adjective)
- acute (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- apt (adjective)
- brilliant (adjective)
- canny (adjective)
- clever (adjective)
- common-sense (adjective)
- crafty (adjective)
- deceitful (adjective)
- designing (adjective)
- diplomatic (adjective)
- discerning (adjective)
- foxy (adjective)
- hard-nosed/hardheaded (adjective)
- insightful (adjective)
- judicious (adjective)
- keen (adjective)
- pragmatical (adjective)
- quick (adjective)
- quick-witted (adjective)
- realistic (adjective)
- reasonable (adjective)
- sage (adjective)
- sensible (adjective)
- sharp-witted (adjective)
- shrewd (adjective)
- sly (adjective)
- smart (adjective)
- street-smart (adjective)
- subtle (adjective)
- thoughtful (adjective)
- tricky (adjective)
- true-life (adjective)
- unromantic (adjective)
- well-balanced (adjective)
- wise (adjective)
Synonyms for Astute:
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adj.
• aware- Apprised ,
- appreciative ,
- attentive ,
- aware ,
- cognizant ,
- conscious ,
- familiar with ,
- feeling ,
- mindful ,
- observant ,
- responsive ,
- sensitive ,
- sensory ,
- sentient .
- artful ,
- calculating ,
- deft ,
- devious ,
- feline ,
- foxy ,
- ingenious ,
- masterful ,
- masterly ,
- quick ,
- scheming ,
- serpentine ,
- sharp ,
- skillful ,
- slick ,
- slippery ,
- smooth ,
- snaky ,
- wary ,
- witty ,
- fancy footwork ,
- sly boots .
- Comprehending ,
- all there ,
- brainy ,
- bright ,
- capable ,
- cogent ,
- encyclopedic ,
- erudite ,
- genius ,
- gifted ,
- intellectual ,
- knowledgeable ,
- profound ,
- smart ,
- sophisticated ,
- worldly ,
- more intelligent .
- adroit ,
- comical ,
- droll ,
- dry ,
- facetious ,
- funny ,
- inventive ,
- jocular ,
- joking ,
- pithy ,
- pointed ,
- resourceful ,
- sarcastic ,
- scintillating ,
- scurrilous ,
- sparkling ,
- urbane ,
- waggish .
- more skilled ,
- more talented ,
- nobody fool ,
- nobody's fool ,
- nobodys fool ,
- prompt ,
- quick on uptake ,
- quick the trigger ,
- quick the uptake ,
- quick trigger ,
- quick uptake ,
- teachable .
- more genius ,
- most genius ,
- most knowledgeable ,
- pro found ,
- pro founder ,
- pro-found ,
- pro-founder ,
- whippest .
- Worldlywise ,
- heppest ,
- more careful ,
- more nimble witted ,
- more nimble-witted ,
- more nimblewitted ,
- more streetwise ,
- most nimble witted ,
- most nimble-witted ,
- most nimblewitted ,
- most streetwise ,
- nimble witted ,
- nimblewitted .
- dexterous dextrous ,
- dexterous-dextrous ,
- dexterousdextrous ,
- many sided ,
- manysided ,
- more crackerjack ,
- more egghead ,
- most capable ,
- most crackerjack ,
- most egghead ,
- pro ,
- re sourceful ,
- re-sourceful .
- hard headed ,
- levelheaded ,
- matter-of-fact ,
- more hard headed ,
- more hard-headed ,
- most hard headed ,
- most hard-headed .
- double-dealing ,
- doubledealing ,
- hypo critical ,
- hypo-critical ,
- in direct ,
- in-direct ,
- mendacious ,
- mis leading ,
- mis-leading ,
- more astucious ,
- more beguiling ,
- more deceiving ,
- more feline ,
- more impostrous ,
- more rascal ,
- most astucious ,
- most beguiling ,
- most deceiving ,
- most feline ,
- most illusory ,
- most impostrous ,
- most rascal ,
- two faced ,
- twofaced ,
- un trustworthy ,
- un truthful ,
- un-trustworthy ,
- un-truthful ,
- under hand ,
- under handed ,
- under-hand ,
- under-handed ,
- untruthful .
- de signing ,
- de-signing ,
- more conniving ,
- more conspiring ,
- most conniving ,
- most conspiring ,
- un scrupulous ,
- un-scrupulous .
- clear sighted ,
- gnostic ,
- in sighted ,
- in-sighted ,
- more clear sighted ,
- more clear-sighted ,
- more clearsighted ,
- more gnostic ,
- more insighted ,
- more percipient ,
- most clear sighted ,
- most clear-sighted ,
- most clearsighted ,
- most gnostic ,
- most insighted ,
- most percipient .
- hard boiled ,
- hard nosed ,
- hard-nosed ,
- head strong ,
- headstrong ,
- in tractable ,
- in-tractable ,
- more hard nosed ,
- more tough nut ,
- more tough-nut ,
- more toughnut ,
- more unsentimental ,
- most hardheaded ,
- most tough nut ,
- most tough-nut ,
- most toughnut ,
- most unsentimental ,
- re solute ,
- re-solute ,
- toughnut ,
- un sentimental ,
- un yielding ,
- un-sentimental ,
- un-yielding .
- ear ground ,
- ear the ground ,
- ear to ground ,
- knows what what ,
- knows whats what ,
- more penetrative ,
- most penetrative ,
- under standing ,
- under-standing .
- far sighted ,
- judicial ,
- more well judged ,
- more well-judged ,
- more welljudged ,
- most well judged ,
- most well-judged ,
- most welljudged ,
- well judged ,
- well-judged ,
- welladvised ,
- welljudged .
- more sharp sighted ,
- more sharp-sighted ,
- more sharpsighted ,
- most sharp sighted ,
- most sharp-sighted ,
- most sharpsighted ,
- quick witted ,
- quickwitted ,
- sharp sighted ,
- sharpsighted .
- more unfantastic ,
- more unidealistic ,
- most unfantastic ,
- most unidealistic ,
- un fantastic ,
- un idealistic ,
- un-fantastic ,
- un-idealistic .
- having all one marbles ,
- having all ones marbles ,
- having marbles ,
- having one marbles ,
- having one's marbles ,
- having ones marbles ,
- more well reasoned ,
- more well thought out ,
- more well-reasoned ,
- more well-thought-out ,
- more wellreasoned ,
- most well reasoned ,
- most well thought out ,
- most well-reasoned ,
- most well-thought-out ,
- most wellreasoned ,
- well reasoned ,
- wellreasoned .
- more quick thinking ,
- more quick-thinking ,
- more quickthinking ,
- most quick thinking ,
- most quick-thinking ,
- most quickthinking ,
- quick thinking ,
- quickthinking ,
- sharp witted ,
- sharpwitted .
- dis honorable ,
- dis-honorable ,
- impish ,
- more bluffing ,
- more dissembling ,
- most bluffing ,
- most dissembling .
- long haired ,
- longhaired ,
- more long haired ,
- more long-haired ,
- more longhaired ,
- most long haired ,
- most long-haired ,
- most longhaired ,
- skull ,
- skuller ,
- skullest .
Other synonyms:
Other relevant words:
- a-one ,
- abbreviated ,
- abduce ,
- abide by ,
- able-bodied ,
- abrasive ,
- abreast ,
- abstract thought ,
- abstruse ,
- abstruseness ,
- abstrusity ,
- abusive ,
- academician ,
- accusative ,
- ace ,
- acerb ,
- ache ,
- acid ,
- acknowledgment ,
- acquire ,
- acrid ,
- active agent ,
- active voice ,
- actual ,
- actuate ,
- acute accent ,
- acuteness ,
- ad ,
- adduce ,
- adeptness ,
- adequate to ,
- admit ,
- admittedly ,
- admonish ,
- advance ,
- advertent ,
- advertisement ,
- advertising ,
- advertizement ,
- advertizing ,
- advised ,
- aesthetical ,
- affable ,
- aggressively ,
- aglitter ,
- agreement ,
- ague ,
- aim ,
- airy ,
- alarm ,
- alarum ,
- alerting ,
- all right ,
- allege ,
- allow for ,
- allude ,
- alluring ,
- alright ,
- amaze ,
- ambidextrous ,
- amercement ,
- amiable ,
- amusing ,
- animate ,
- animated ,
- antiphonal ,
- anxiously ,
- apace ,
- aplomb ,
- appliance ,
- apposite ,
- appreciation ,
- apprehend ,
- apprehension ,
- apprise ,
- apprize ,
- appropriate ,
- apropos ,
- arc ,
- archetype ,
- architectural plan ,
- archway ,
- arduous ,
- argus-eyed ,
- arouse ,
- arrant ,
- arrest ,
- arrive ,
- articulate ,
- artistic ,
- ascertain ,
- ask ,
- assessment ,
- assist ,
- assumed ,
- assuredness ,
- astringent drug ,
- astuteness ,
- asymmetrical ,
- at bottom ,
- at heart ,
- atheistic ,
- atheistical ,
- attend to ,
- audience ,
- audio ,
- audition ,
- auditory modality ,
- auditory sensation ,
- auditory sense ,
- authentic ,
- avaricious ,
- aver ,
- average ,
- aviate ,
- avid ,
- avowedly ,
- awaken ,
- backbone ,
- backbreaking ,
- backstair ,
- backstairs ,
- bad ,
- bad-tempered ,
- badly ,
- baffle ,
- baffling ,
- bang-up ,
- bantering ,
- barbed ,
- barely ,
- base ,
- bass ,
- bastardly ,
- bawd ,
- be ,
- be after ,
- bear on ,
- beat ,
- beau ,
- become ,
- befool ,
- beget ,
- beggarly ,
- begin ,
- behavior ,
- beholder ,
- belief ,
- believe ,
- bell ringer ,
- beneficial ,
- benevolent ,
- benignant ,
- bewilder ,
- bigheaded ,
- biological ,
- birr ,
- bitter ,
- blackguardly ,
- blade ,
- blase ,
- blaze ,
- bleak ,
- blister ,
- blistering ,
- bluff ,
- bold face ,
- boldface ,
- born ,
- bouncy ,
- bourgeois ,
- bracing ,
- brainiac ,
- brainstorm ,
- brainwave ,
- brand ,
- brash ,
- break ,
- break through ,
- break up ,
- bribable ,
- brightly ,
- brightness ,
- brilliantly ,
- bring ,
- bring forth ,
- bring up ,
- brisk up ,
- brisken ,
- brooding ,
- broody ,
- brownie ,
- bubbling ,
- bugger off ,
- bull's eye ,
- bullet-headed ,
- bully ,
- burnished ,
- busy ,
- but ,
- buzz off ,
- camarilla ,
- cancel ,
- capitulum ,
- captain ,
- capture ,
- caput ,
- card ,
- care ,
- carefulness ,
- carving ,
- case-hardened ,
- catch ,
- catchy ,
- cause ,
- caustic ,
- cautiousness ,
- caveat ,
- cease ,
- celebrate ,
- centripetal ,
- cerebration ,
- certified ,
- chaffer ,
- challenging ,
- champion ,
- chanceful ,
- chancy ,
- channelise ,
- channelize ,
- chap ,
- charitable ,
- chary ,
- chat ,
- chatter ,
- check ,
- check off ,
- cheeky ,
- chew the fat ,
- chic ,
- chief ,
- chill ,
- chip ,
- chit-chat ,
- chitchat ,
- chivalrous ,
- choosey ,
- chop-chop ,
- chump ,
- circuitous ,
- circumspection ,
- citation ,
- civil ,
- civilisation ,
- civilised ,
- civilization ,
- civilized ,
- classifiable ,
- claver ,
- clean ,
- clear ,
- clear-cut ,
- clearness ,
- cleft ,
- cliched ,
- clipping ,
- close ,
- closing ,
- clotheshorse ,
- coarse ,
- cocotte ,
- cognisant ,
- coherent ,
- collapse ,
- collateral ,
- collusive ,
- combat-ready ,
- come ,
- come alive ,
- come to ,
- comic ,
- command prompt ,
- commemorate ,
- commence ,
- commodity ,
- commonsensible ,
- compass ,
- complaisant ,
- complete ,
- completed ,
- complicate ,
- complot ,
- comprehend ,
- compromising ,
- con ,
- concealed ,
- concealment ,
- conceive ,
- concentrated ,
- concern ,
- conciliatory ,
- conclusion ,
- condescending ,
- conditioned ,
- conduct ,
- confab ,
- confederacy ,
- confer ,
- confer with ,
- confessedly ,
- conjure ,
- connive ,
- conservative ,
- consistent ,
- conspire ,
- consummate ,
- consumption ,
- contemplative ,
- contiguous ,
- contract ,
- contraption ,
- contrary ,
- contrive ,
- contrived ,
- control ,
- convenience ,
- convention ,
- convey ,
- cook ,
- cool down ,
- cool off ,
- coolheaded ,
- cordial ,
- corking ,
- corrosive ,
- corrupt ,
- corruptible ,
- coruscant ,
- counsel ,
- count ,
- countenance ,
- courteous ,
- cover ,
- covetous ,
- coxa ,
- crabbed ,
- crabby ,
- crack up ,
- cracking ,
- craft ,
- craftiness ,
- cranny ,
- crease ,
- credit ,
- creditworthy ,
- crevice ,
- cringing ,
- crinkle ,
- crispen ,
- crisply ,
- crispy ,
- crisscross ,
- crock up ,
- cross ,
- cross off ,
- cross out ,
- crude ,
- cryptic ,
- cryptical ,
- crystal clear ,
- crystalline ,
- cue ,
- cultivation ,
- culture ,
- cultured ,
- curious ,
- cursorily ,
- curt ,
- curve ,
- cussed ,
- cut ,
- cutely ,
- cutting off ,
- cutting-edge ,
- cyprian ,
- dandy ,
- dashing ,
- data-based ,
- dead on target ,
- deadly ,
- deal ,
- dear ,
- death ,
- debate ,
- debauched ,
- deception ,
- decisive ,
- deep down ,
- deepness ,
- deferent ,
- deferential ,
- deftness ,
- degenerate ,
- degraded ,
- deleterious ,
- delicacy ,
- delicately ,
- demeanor ,
- demeanour ,
- denote ,
- denounce ,
- dependable ,
- dependant ,
- dependent ,
- deportment ,
- depth ,
- design ,
- designed ,
- destruction ,
- detail ,
- detect ,
- determine ,
- deutsche mark ,
- deutschmark ,
- develop ,
- devilish ,
- devisal ,
- devouring ,
- dextrous ,
- diagram ,
- dicey ,
- differentiate ,
- difficult ,
- dig ,
- dilate ,
- diplomatical ,
- direct ,
- disbelieving ,
- disconnected ,
- discourteous ,
- discover ,
- discreetness ,
- discriminatory ,
- dishonourable ,
- disingenuously ,
- disposed ,
- dissimulation ,
- dissipate ,
- dissipated ,
- dissolute ,
- distinct ,
- distinguish ,
- divine ,
- docile ,
- dodge ,
- dodging ,
- dogged ,
- doings ,
- dominate ,
- double-dyed ,
- double-faced ,
- double-tongued ,
- doubting ,
- dour ,
- downlike ,
- drab ,
- draw ,
- drive ,
- drumhead ,
- dry out ,
- dude ,
- dumbfound ,
- dupe ,
- duplicity ,
- dwell ,
- dying ,
- dynamical ,
- earmark ,
- earnest ,
- earreach ,
- earshot ,
- eclecticist ,
- economic system ,
- economical ,
- edged ,
- edgy ,
- effected ,
- effervescent ,
- efficient ,
- efficiently ,
- elaborated ,
- elaboration ,
- elastic ,
- elect ,
- elegant ,
- elf ,
- elite group ,
- elysian ,
- encephalon ,
- encyclopaedic ,
- ending ,
- endure ,
- engender ,
- enjoin ,
- enlarge ,
- enounce ,
- enquire ,
- entail ,
- enterprise ,
- enterprisingness ,
- enticing ,
- enunciate ,
- enured ,
- equal to ,
- equitable ,
- erosive ,
- especial ,
- established ,
- esthetic ,
- esthetical ,
- estimable ,
- esurient ,
- everlasting ,
- ex-serviceman ,
- exact ,
- exactly ,
- exceeding ,
- exhaustive ,
- exigent ,
- exist ,
- existent ,
- expand ,
- expatiate ,
- experience ,
- experimental ,
- explorative ,
- exposit ,
- expound ,
- exquisite ,
- exquisitely ,
- extraneous ,
- fabrication ,
- facility ,
- faction ,
- faculty member ,
- fair ,
- fairish ,
- faithlessly ,
- fake ,
- fall guy ,
- fancy woman ,
- fantabulous ,
- farsightedness ,
- fascinate ,
- fashion ,
- fashion plate ,
- faster ,
- fastest ,
- fasting ,
- father ,
- fathom ,
- faux ,
- feel ,
- feigning ,
- felid ,
- fell ,
- felt up ,
- fetch ,
- fictitious ,
- fictive ,
- fighting ,
- film editing ,
- find ,
- find out ,
- finely ,
- finespun ,
- finish ,
- finish line ,
- firm ,
- firmly ,
- first ,
- first step ,
- fishy ,
- fissure ,
- fix ,
- flair ,
- flat ,
- flavor ,
- flavorless ,
- flavour ,
- flavourless ,
- flee ,
- fleetly ,
- flesh out ,
- flexile ,
- fling ,
- flirt with ,
- flog ,
- flossy ,
- fluent ,
- fluffy ,
- fluid ,
- flummox ,
- fly ball ,
- fly front ,
- fly sheet ,
- flying ,
- focalise ,
- focalize ,
- focus ,
- follow ,
- fool around ,
- fool away ,
- foolhardy ,
- fop ,
- forefront ,
- foreland ,
- foresightedness ,
- foresightful ,
- foresightfulness ,
- forethought ,
- form ,
- formula ,
- forward-looking ,
- fountainhead ,
- foxily ,
- foxiness ,
- fracture ,
- fragile ,
- frail ,
- fraudulence ,
- free will ,
- freshly ,
- fritter ,
- fritter away ,
- frivol away ,
- frizzly ,
- frizzy ,
- frosty ,
- frothy ,
- froward ,
- frugalness ,
- fuck off ,
- fulgid ,
- full ,
- full-strength ,
- fundamental ,
- funny remark ,
- funny story ,
- gadget ,
- gambit ,
- game ,
- gap ,
- gear up ,
- generate ,
- genteel ,
- genuine ,
- get a line ,
- get down ,
- get over ,
- get the hang ,
- get the picture ,
- get under one's skin ,
- get wind ,
- get word ,
- gismo ,
- give ear ,
- give notice ,
- give up ,
- given ,
- gizmo ,
- glare ,
- glib-tongued ,
- glinting ,
- glistering ,
- glittering ,
- glittery ,
- glorious ,
- glossy ,
- go ,
- go to ,
- go-ahead ,
- goal ,
- good sense ,
- good story ,
- good-hearted ,
- goodness ,
- goon ,
- gospel according to mark ,
- gossip ,
- grabby ,
- grade ,
- grandeur ,
- grandness ,
- grant ,
- graphic ,
- grasp ,
- grave ,
- gravel ,
- gravely ,
- gray matter ,
- gray substance ,
- great ,
- gremlin ,
- grey substance ,
- grievous ,
- grit ,
- groovy ,
- gross ,
- grouchy ,
- groundbreaking ,
- groveling ,
- grovelling ,
- grow ,
- grueling ,
- gruelling ,
- grumpy ,
- guide ,
- guile ,
- gull ,
- guts ,
- hang ,
- harbor ,
- harbour ,
- hard-hitting ,
- hardly ,
- hark ,
- harken ,
- harlot ,
- hasty ,
- hateful ,
- have ,
- have in mind ,
- have to do with ,
- hawk-eyed ,
- head teacher ,
- head up ,
- head word ,
- headache ,
- header ,
- heading ,
- headland ,
- headmaster ,
- headspring ,
- headway ,
- healthy ,
- heavily ,
- heavy ,
- heed ,
- heighten ,
- high-strung ,
- highbrowed ,
- highly strung ,
- hip joint ,
- hip to ,
- hob ,
- hokey ,
- hold ,
- hold out ,
- hold up ,
- home run ,
- honest ,
- honor ,
- honorable ,
- honorable mention ,
- honour ,
- hood ,
- hoodlum ,
- hooligan ,
- hopeful ,
- horse around ,
- hotshot ,
- humor ,
- humour ,
- humourous ,
- hunch ,
- hunched ,
- hunky-dory ,
- hurt ,
- ill-tempered ,
- illusionist ,
- illusive ,
- imagination ,
- imitation ,
- immaterial ,
- immobile ,
- implike ,
- imply ,
- impractical ,
- impregnable ,
- impression ,
- impudent ,
- in advance ,
- in concert ,
- in effect ,
- in force ,
- in short order ,
- in spite of appearance ,
- inaugural ,
- incite ,
- incur ,
- incursion ,
- indoors ,
- induce ,
- ingeniousness ,
- ingestion ,
- inhabit ,
- initiate ,
- initiatory ,
- injurious ,
- innate ,
- inner ,
- innovational ,
- inquiring ,
- inquisitive ,
- inquisitory ,
- inscrutable ,
- insightfulness ,
- insipid ,
- insomniac ,
- inspire ,
- instigate ,
- instruct ,
- intake ,
- intellection ,
- intelligence activity ,
- intelligence agency ,
- intelligence information ,
- intelligence operation ,
- intelligence quotient ,
- intelligence service ,
- intemperate ,
- intemperately ,
- intend ,
- intensely ,
- interest ,
- interior ,
- intimate ,
- intoxicating ,
- intuitive feeling ,
- inured ,
- inventiveness ,
- investigate ,
- invigorated ,
- inviolable ,
- inwardly ,
- ironic ,
- ironical ,
- irreverent ,
- item ,
- jack ,
- janus-faced ,
- jaw ,
- jester ,
- jesting ,
- jimdandy ,
- jimhickey ,
- jittery ,
- jocose ,
- jocosely ,
- judgement ,
- judging ,
- judicial decision ,
- juiceless ,
- jumpy ,
- junto ,
- juridic ,
- juridical ,
- just now ,
- keen-sighted ,
- keenness ,
- keep ,
- keep an eye on ,
- kid-glove ,
- kinky ,
- knavishly ,
- knightly ,
- knockout ,
- knotty ,
- know ,
- label ,
- laborious ,
- laconic ,
- lady of pleasure ,
- lament ,
- lancinate ,
- lancinating ,
- larn ,
- lash ,
- lash-up ,
- last ,
- late ,
- lather ,
- laughable ,
- law-abiding ,
- lawful ,
- lead ,
- learning ability ,
- leave ,
- legal ,
- legal brief ,
- legal opinion ,
- legato ,
- legitimate ,
- lemonlike ,
- lemony ,
- lenient ,
- let ,
- lettered ,
- liable ,
- libertine ,
- life-threatening ,
- limber ,
- limpid ,
- limpidity ,
- liquid ,
- lissom ,
- lissome ,
- listen in ,
- literal ,
- literate person ,
- lithe ,
- lithesome ,
- live on ,
- lofty ,
- logical thinking ,
- long ,
- look ,
- look at ,
- look up ,
- lord ,
- loyal ,
- lucidity ,
- lucubrate ,
- luculent ,
- lustrous ,
- luxuriant ,
- lynx-eyed ,
- machinate ,
- machination ,
- maestro ,
- magnificence ,
- magnificent ,
- maiden ,
- main ,
- maintain ,
- majestic ,
- make ,
- maneuver ,
- manoeuver ,
- manoeuvre ,
- manual dexterity ,
- mark off ,
- marker ,
- marking ,
- master copy ,
- master key ,
- mastermind ,
- mat ,
- mat up ,
- material ,
- matt-up ,
- matte ,
- matte up ,
- maven ,
- mavin ,
- mean value ,
- meanspirited ,
- measured ,
- meditative ,
- medium ,
- melt off ,
- memorise ,
- memorize ,
- mental ,
- mental capacity ,
- mentality ,
- mentation ,
- mentor ,
- mercenary ,
- merely ,
- merry ,
- mind ,
- minded ,
- mingy ,
- mirthful ,
- miscellaneous ,
- miserly ,
- misrepresentation ,
- mistaken ,
- mistrustful ,
- mode ,
- modern ,
- modishly ,
- monish ,
- monkey ,
- moot ,
- mop up ,
- moral force ,
- mordacious ,
- mordant ,
- mother ,
- mother wit ,
- motivate ,
- motley fool ,
- move ,
- moxie ,
- mug ,
- muggins ,
- mulct ,
- multifaceted ,
- multifarious ,
- multilateral ,
- musing ,
- mysterious ,
- mystify ,
- mystifying ,
- name ,
- nappy ,
- natter ,
- near ,
- negociate ,
- nerveless ,
- nervous ,
- nescient ,
- new ,
- newly ,
- news ,
- newspaper clipping ,
- nice ,
- niceness ,
- nicety ,
- nipping ,
- nippy ,
- nock ,
- noetic ,
- nonplus ,
- nonrational ,
- nonsubjective ,
- not bad ,
- note ,
- notice ,
- notify ,
- notion ,
- novel ,
- nuance ,
- nurse ,
- obdurate ,
- object ,
- object glass ,
- object lens ,
- objective lens ,
- oblique ,
- obscure ,
- observer ,
- obtain ,
- occupy ,
- oceanic abyss ,
- odd ,
- oddment ,
- off-key ,
- offer ,
- oily ,
- ok ,
- okay ,
- old ,
- old hand ,
- old stager ,
- old-timer ,
- oldtimer ,
- oleaginous ,
- olympian ,
- on-key ,
- only ,
- open ,
- open-eyed ,
- openhearted ,
- opening ,
- opening move ,
- opinion ,
- opinionative ,
- opprobrious ,
- oral sex ,
- order ,
- ordered ,
- orderly ,
- originative ,
- orthogonal ,
- out of sight ,
- outline ,
- overbold ,
- overcome ,
- overhasty ,
- overlord ,
- overstrung ,
- participating ,
- particular proposition ,
- party whip ,
- pass ,
- passe-partout ,
- passkey ,
- pat ,
- patch ,
- patronising ,
- patronizing ,
- patsy ,
- pattern ,
- pay back ,
- pay heed ,
- pay off ,
- paying attention ,
- peachy ,
- peculiar ,
- pedantic ,
- pellucid ,
- pellucidity ,
- pelvic arch ,
- pelvic girdle ,
- pelvis ,
- pensive ,
- perceiver ,
- perceptiveness ,
- perceptivity ,
- perfect ,
- permit ,
- pernicious ,
- pernickety ,
- perplex ,
- persistent ,
- personal manner ,
- perspicaciousness ,
- pertain ,
- pertinacious ,
- pertinent ,
- perverse ,
- phone ,
- pick up ,
- pictorial ,
- pigheaded ,
- pilot ,
- pip ,
- pipe ,
- pipe up ,
- pit ,
- pixie ,
- pixilated ,
- pixy ,
- placid ,
- plat ,
- pliable ,
- pliant ,
- plot of ground ,
- plot of land ,
- ploy ,
- pock ,
- point ,
- poise ,
- polish ,
- polished ,
- pondering ,
- populate ,
- pose ,
- potato chip ,
- potent ,
- power ,
- practiced ,
- pragmatic sanction ,
- prankish ,
- precaution ,
- precious ,
- precipitant ,
- precipitate ,
- precipitously ,
- precise ,
- precisely ,
- prehensile ,
- prehension ,
- prepare ,
- presbyopic ,
- presciently ,
- press clipping ,
- press cutting ,
- pretence ,
- pretended ,
- pretense ,
- prevarication ,
- prevision ,
- primary ,
- principal ,
- privileged ,
- problematic ,
- problematical ,
- processed ,
- prodigious ,
- produce ,
- professional ,
- profligate ,
- profoundness ,
- program ,
- programme ,
- prohibitionist ,
- project ,
- promising ,
- promontory ,
- prompting ,
- pronounce ,
- pronto ,
- propel ,
- properly ,
- propose ,
- prosaic ,
- prospicience ,
- prospicient ,
- prostitute ,
- proud ,
- provide ,
- prudent ,
- psyche ,
- puberulent ,
- pubescent ,
- puckish ,
- pugnacious ,
- pumped ,
- pumped up ,
- pumped-up ,
- punctuate ,
- pungent ,
- punic ,
- punishing ,
- punk ,
- purchasable ,
- pure ,
- purification ,
- purr ,
- put on ,
- put one across ,
- put one over ,
- puzzle ,
- queasy ,
- queer ,
- question ,
- question of fact ,
- qui vive ,
- quick-sighted ,
- quickness ,
- quiet ,
- quip ,
- quizzical ,
- quotation ,
- quote ,
- rack up ,
- racy ,
- raging ,
- rainfly ,
- rapscallion ,
- rarify ,
- rascally ,
- rash ,
- rational number ,
- rattling ,
- raw ,
- reactive ,
- read ,
- read/write head ,
- ready to hand ,
- real number ,
- realised ,
- realized ,
- really ,
- reason ,
- reasoned ,
- receive ,
- reckless ,
- reckon ,
- recondite ,
- reconditeness ,
- red-hot ,
- reduce ,
- reference ,
- refine ,
- refining ,
- refreshed ,
- refreshful ,
- refreshing ,
- regard ,
- reinvigorated ,
- relate ,
- relative ,
- remainder ,
- remark ,
- remind ,
- remnant ,
- reserve ,
- resilient ,
- respect ,
- respectable ,
- responsible for ,
- restive ,
- restricted ,
- rich ,
- right ,
- right away ,
- rightful ,
- riotous ,
- ripe ,
- ripping ,
- risible ,
- rose hip ,
- rosehip ,
- rough ,
- roughneck ,
- round-backed ,
- round-shouldered ,
- roundabout ,
- rowdy ,
- ruckle ,
- rude ,
- ruffian ,
- ruffianly ,
- rugged ,
- rule ,
- rum ,
- ruminative ,
- rummy ,
- safe ,
- sagaciousness ,
- sagacity ,
- sage-green ,
- sagely ,
- saint mark ,
- sally ,
- salutary ,
- salvia ,
- sand ,
- sang-froid ,
- sap ,
- saphead ,
- sapience ,
- sapiently ,
- sassy ,
- saucy ,
- saving ,
- savorless ,
- savourless ,
- scalawag ,
- scald ,
- scallywag ,
- scamp ,
- scar ,
- scarce ,
- scarcely ,
- sceptical ,
- schema ,
- school principal ,
- schoolmaster ,
- scintillant ,
- scintillation ,
- scissure ,
- score ,
- scotch ,
- scoundrelly ,
- scram ,
- scrape ,
- scratch ,
- screen ,
- scrunch ,
- scrunch up ,
- sea captain ,
- seasonable ,
- seasonably ,
- seasoned ,
- sebaceous ,
- secret ,
- secret plan ,
- secular ,
- secure ,
- sedate ,
- see ,
- seer ,
- seizing ,
- self-opinionated ,
- self-seeker ,
- self-willed ,
- send word ,
- sensation ,
- sensational ,
- sense ,
- sense of hearing ,
- sensorial ,
- sententious ,
- sericeous ,
- serious ,
- serious-minded ,
- seriously ,
- serve ,
- set ,
- set about ,
- set aside ,
- set out ,
- set up ,
- severe ,
- shade ,
- shady ,
- sham ,
- sharp-eyed ,
- sharp-sightedness ,
- sharpness ,
- sheer ,
- sheik ,
- shifting ,
- shine ,
- shining ,
- shiny ,
- shoot ,
- shoot the breeze ,
- shot ,
- shriek ,
- sign ,
- signify ,
- silken ,
- silklike ,
- silky ,
- silver ,
- silver-tongued ,
- simply ,
- simulated ,
- singular ,
- sinuous ,
- sire ,
- sixth sense ,
- skeptical ,
- skipper ,
- slang ,
- slap-up ,
- slash ,
- sleek ,
- sleek down ,
- sleepless ,
- sleight ,
- slender ,
- slenderize ,
- slice ,
- slick down ,
- slick magazine ,
- slickness ,
- slight ,
- slim down ,
- slip ,
- slipperiness ,
- slippy ,
- slyness ,
- smarting ,
- smartness ,
- smashing ,
- smell ,
- smooth out ,
- smooth-spoken ,
- smooth-tongued ,
- smoothen ,
- snakelike ,
- snap ,
- snappy ,
- sneak ,
- snooty ,
- snot-nosed ,
- snotty ,
- sober up ,
- sodding ,
- soft ,
- soft touch ,
- solemn ,
- solid ,
- somber ,
- sombre ,
- sophistic ,
- sore ,
- sort ,
- sound judgment ,
- sound out ,
- soundly ,
- soundness ,
- sour ,
- sourish ,
- spanking ,
- sparing ,
- sparkly ,
- special ,
- specific ,
- speculative ,
- speech sound ,
- speedy ,
- spicy ,
- spirit ,
- spiritualist ,
- splendid ,
- splendor ,
- splendour ,
- sporting lady ,
- springy ,
- sprucely ,
- spry ,
- squire ,
- stabbing ,
- stager ,
- stain ,
- stand for ,
- star ,
- staring ,
- stark ,
- start ,
- start out ,
- state ,
- steel ,
- steer ,
- stern ,
- sternly ,
- stick ,
- stiff ,
- stigma ,
- stigmatise ,
- stigmatize ,
- still ,
- stilted ,
- stimulate ,
- stinging ,
- stinting ,
- stooped ,
- stooping ,
- stop ,
- straight ,
- straightaway ,
- strait ,
- straits ,
- strap ,
- strategical ,
- strategy ,
- street fighter ,
- strict ,
- strident ,
- strike off ,
- strike out ,
- strong-armer ,
- stubborn ,
- stuck-up ,
- study ,
- stupefy ,
- sturdy ,
- style ,
- styptic ,
- suave ,
- subdue ,
- subject ,
- subsist ,
- substantial ,
- sucker ,
- suffer ,
- suggest ,
- sulfurous ,
- sulphurous ,
- summon ,
- summons ,
- super ,
- superb ,
- superior ,
- superstar ,
- suppose ,
- surd ,
- surmount ,
- surpassing ,
- surreptitious ,
- survive ,
- suspect ,
- suspicion ,
- suspicious ,
- sustain ,
- svelte ,
- sweet ,
- swell ,
- switcher ,
- sympathetic ,
- sympathy ,
- system ,
- tactile sensation ,
- tactual sensation ,
- tag ,
- take ,
- take care ,
- take flight ,
- take heed ,
- take in ,
- take into account ,
- take note ,
- taking hold ,
- talk terms ,
- tangible ,
- tangy ,
- taper ,
- target ,
- taste ,
- teach ,
- technical ,
- teetotal ,
- tell ,
- telling ,
- tempered ,
- temporal ,
- tempting ,
- tenacious ,
- tender ,
- tending ,
- tent flap ,
- tent-fly ,
- terminal ,
- terminate ,
- terse ,
- thick ,
- thin ,
- think ,
- think about ,
- think of ,
- thinning ,
- thoroughgoing ,
- thoroughly ,
- thought ,
- thought process ,
- thriftiness ,
- thrifty ,
- thug ,
- tick ,
- tick off ,
- ticket ,
- ticklish ,
- tidings ,
- tight ,
- timid ,
- tiptop ,
- toast ,
- toilsome ,
- tolerant ,
- tolerate ,
- tomfool ,
- tone ,
- tongue-in-cheek ,
- tonic ,
- too big for one's breeches ,
- top dog ,
- top-notch ,
- topnotch ,
- tops ,
- tornado ,
- touch ,
- touch on ,
- touch sensation ,
- touchy ,
- toughened ,
- toughie ,
- toy with ,
- trade good ,
- traitorously ,
- tranquil ,
- transparent ,
- treacherously ,
- treasonable ,
- treasonably ,
- treasonous ,
- treated ,
- trench ,
- trickily ,
- trouble ,
- trounce ,
- true up ,
- truehearted ,
- try ,
- tuck ,
- turn over ,
- twinkle ,
- typical ,
- unadulterated ,
- unassailable ,
- unattackable ,
- unavowed ,
- uncaring ,
- unceremonial ,
- uncloudedness ,
- underarm ,
- underhandedly ,
- uneasily ,
- uneasy ,
- unfaithful ,
- unfathomed ,
- unfeigned ,
- unfermented ,
- uninflected ,
- unintentional ,
- unitedly ,
- unplayful ,
- unplumbed ,
- unquiet ,
- unreal ,
- unrecorded ,
- unregenerate ,
- unreliable ,
- unrepentant ,
- unruffled ,
- unsafe ,
- unsleeping ,
- unsound ,
- unsounded ,
- unspoiled ,
- unspoilt ,
- unthinking ,
- untrue ,
- untrusty ,
- unused ,
- unvoiced ,
- up to ,
- up to date ,
- up-to-date ,
- uppish ,
- upright ,
- uptight ,
- utile ,
- utter ,
- vanish ,
- vapid ,
- vaporize ,
- variety ,
- various ,
- varlet ,
- venal ,
- venomous ,
- veridical ,
- versed ,
- very ,
- very well ,
- vet ,
- veteran soldier ,
- vex ,
- vexation ,
- victor ,
- view ,
- vigorously ,
- virtual ,
- visceral ,
- visit ,
- visual acuity ,
- vital ,
- vivid ,
- vocalise ,
- vocalize ,
- voguish ,
- voice ,
- voiceless ,
- vulgar ,
- vulpecular ,
- w. c. handy ,
- wag ,
- wait on ,
- wake ,
- wake up ,
- wakeful ,
- wakeless ,
- waken ,
- warhorse ,
- warm ,
- warning signal ,
- watch ,
- watch over ,
- way ,
- wayward ,
- weigh ,
- weighty ,
- well ,
- well disposed ,
- well timed ,
- well-adjusted ,
- well-disposed ,
- well-educated ,
- well-grounded ,
- well-mannered ,
- well-timed ,
- welt ,
- whiplash ,
- whippy ,
- whir ,
- whirl ,
- whirr ,
- whisk ,
- whizz ,
- whore ,
- wicked ,
- widget ,
- wilful ,
- wiliness ,
- windy ,
- wing ,
- wisecrack ,
- wiseness ,
- within ,
- witticism ,
- wittiness ,
- wiz ,
- wizard ,
- wizardry ,
- woman of the street ,
- wonder ,
- wondering ,
- word ,
- work out ,
- working girl ,
- worldly-minded ,
- wormy ,
- worried ,
- worst ,
- wrinkle ,
- yob ,
- yobbo ,
- yobo ,
- zippy .
- Argute ,
- Clear-headed ,
- Contriving ,
- Daedalian ,
- Discerningly ,
- Foxlike ,
- Keen-witted ,
- Longheaded ,
- Plotting ,
- Sharp-witted ,
- Subdolous ,
- Subtile ,
- Trickish ,
- able ,
- abrupt ,
- acerbic ,
- acuate ,
- acumen ,
- acute ,
- acutely ,
- adept ,
- adroitness ,
- advert ,
- advise ,
- agile ,
- alert ,
- alive ,
- alive to ,
- allow ,
- analytical ,
- apperceptive ,
- appercipient ,
- apt ,
- arch ,
- artfully ,
- artifice ,
- artificial ,
- astringent ,
- astutely ,
- attend ,
- au fait ,
- awake ,
- balanced ,
- behind ones back ,
- cabal ,
- cagy ,
- calculated ,
- calculative ,
- cannily ,
- careful ,
- caution ,
- circumspect ,
- cite ,
- clear-eyed ,
- clear-sighted ,
- cleverly ,
- common sense ,
- commonsensical ,
- confabulate ,
- conniving ,
- consider ,
- considered ,
- conspiracy ,
- consult ,
- contrivance ,
- craftily ,
- crisp ,
- crooked ,
- cunningly ,
- cute ,
- deceit ,
- deceitful ,
- deep ,
- deep-laid ,
- deeply ,
- dexterity ,
- dexterous ,
- diplomatic ,
- discerning ,
- discreet ,
- discretion ,
- discriminating ,
- discriminatingly ,
- discriminative ,
- disingenuous ,
- downy ,
- eagle-eyed ,
- eavesdrop ,
- economy ,
- end ,
- enlightened ,
- entertain ,
- evasive ,
- expeditiously ,
- expert ,
- facile ,
- far end ,
- far-seeing ,
- farseeing ,
- farsighted ,
- finishing line ,
- foreseeing ,
- foresight ,
- foresighted ,
- forethoughtful ,
- frugality ,
- fulgurating ,
- get ,
- good ,
- guileful ,
- hairline ,
- hardheaded ,
- harsh ,
- heady ,
- hear ,
- hearing ,
- hearken ,
- hidden ,
- imaginative ,
- imp ,
- incisive ,
- incisively ,
- informed ,
- ingeniously ,
- inquire ,
- insidious ,
- insightfully ,
- intelligently ,
- intense ,
- intrigue ,
- intriguing ,
- judicious ,
- judiciously ,
- keen ,
- keenly ,
- knave ,
- knifelike ,
- knowledgable ,
- learn ,
- learned ,
- leery ,
- listen ,
- listening ,
- logical ,
- long-headed ,
- longsighted ,
- lucid ,
- machiavellian ,
- manipulative ,
- mention ,
- naturalistic ,
- needlelike ,
- negotiate ,
- nimble-witted ,
- normal ,
- not born yesterday ,
- not difficult ,
- observational ,
- observe ,
- on the ball ,
- pawky ,
- penetrating ,
- penetrative ,
- perceptively ,
- percipient ,
- perspicaciously ,
- perspicuous ,
- piercing ,
- plan ,
- plot ,
- politic ,
- practical ,
- pragmatical ,
- precipitous ,
- precocious ,
- prescient ,
- profoundly ,
- promptly ,
- provident ,
- prudence ,
- qualified ,
- quick on the uptake ,
- quickly ,
- rapidly ,
- rapier ,
- rascal ,
- rational ,
- readily ,
- ready ,
- realistic ,
- reasonable ,
- reasoning ,
- receptive ,
- refer ,
- refinement ,
- reliable ,
- responsible ,
- right-minded ,
- rogue ,
- ruse ,
- sagaciously ,
- sage ,
- sane ,
- sapient ,
- satiny ,
- scheme ,
- scholarly ,
- sensible ,
- severely ,
- sharp as a tack ,
- sharp-worded ,
- sharpen ,
- sharply ,
- shifty ,
- shrewdly ,
- shrewdness ,
- shrill ,
- skilful ,
- slim ,
- slyly ,
- smartly ,
- sneaky ,
- sober ,
- sophistical ,
- sound ,
- speedily ,
- stealthy ,
- stratagem ,
- strategic ,
- street smart ,
- streetwise ,
- subtlety ,
- supple ,
- swiftly ,
- sword ,
- tactful ,
- tactical ,
- thinking ,
- thoughtful ,
- timeserving ,
- trenchant ,
- tricksy ,
- true-life ,
- underhand ,
- underhanded ,
- understanding ,
- understandingly ,
- undimmed ,
- unromantic ,
- up to snuff ,
- useful ,
- valid ,
- vulpine ,
- well-advised ,
- well-balanced ,
- well-informed ,
- well-read ,
- wholesome ,
- wide-awake ,
- wise man ,
- wisely ,
- worry .
- Astucious ,
- Double dealing ,
- Hard-headed ,
- Hepper ,
- Impostrous ,
- Observative ,
- Retiary ,
- Witted ,
- brilliant ,
- canny ,
- clearsighted ,
- clever ,
- co-operative ,
- commonsense ,
- crafty ,
- crazy like a fox ,
- crazy like fox ,
- cunning ,
- designing ,
- ear to the ground ,
- hardboiled ,
- hardnosed ,
- having all marbles ,
- having all one's marbles ,
- having fancy footwork ,
- head-strong ,
- hep ,
- in right mind ,
- insighted ,
- insightful ,
- intelligent ,
- knowing ,
- knows what's what ,
- locked in ,
- long-haired ,
- matter of fact ,
- mentally stable ,
- no dummy ,
- on the inside ,
- on top of ,
- opportunistic ,
- perceptive ,
- perspicacious ,
- probing ,
- quick on the draw ,
- quick on the trigger ,
- quick on trigger ,
- quick-thinking ,
- quick-witted ,
- sagacious ,
- shark ,
- sharp-sighted ,
- shrewd ,
- sly ,
- smart as a whip ,
- sneaking ,
- street-smart ,
- subtle ,
- tough nut ,
- tough-nut ,
- tricky ,
- tuned in ,
- unfantastic ,
- unidealistic ,
- unsentimental ,
- up on ,
- well advised ,
- well thought out ,
- well thought-out ,
- well-reasoned ,
- well-thought-out ,
- whipper ,
- wily ,
- wise ,
- wise to ,
- worldly wise .
How to use "Astute" in context?
An astute person is someone who is very smart. They can be very good at what they do and often know a lot about different subjects. They are often very quick thinkers and can solve problems quickly.
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crafty, cunning, discerning, ingenious, insightful, intelligent, judicious, perceptive, prudent, smart, wise.
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Homophones for Astute:
- acid dye, assiduity, aught, 15 August 1945, acth, acid head, act out, azido, aged, actuate, acquitted, acuate, Asadha, august 1, acute, accede, accused, ague weed, ax head, agueweed, acheta, acedia, actuated, associate, as yet, axe head, access code, acaudate, acetate, augusta, acid, aikido, Agua Toad, august 6, agitate, august 15, actaea, associated, Azo Dye, azide, acquit, axseed, act, aside, acadia, agate, ascot, azote, asat, accost, aghast, asset, agouti, agitated, august, ask out, assist, aesthete, azt, aguacate, assisted, acuity, augite, acidity.
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