Synonyms for Canny:

• adj.

  •acute (adjective)
  • dis-criminating,
  • in tenser,
  • in-tense,
  • more acute,
  • observant,
  • in tense,
  • in tensest,
  • in-tenser,
  • dis criminating,
  • in-tensest.
  •astute (adjective)
  • quick the uptake,
  • quick uptake,
  • more intelligent,
  • on ball,
  • quick on uptake,
  • sharp as tack.
  •calculating (adjective)
  • manipulative,
  • safest,
  • gingerly,
  • SAFER.
  •chary (adjective)
  • uneasy.
  •circumspect (adjective)
  • de liberate,
  • de-liberate.
  •clever (adjective)
  • many sided,
  • dexterous-dextrous,
  • most capable,
  • most egghead,
  • most knowledgeable,
  • witty,
  • pro,
  • re sourceful,
  • nobody's fool,
  • most crackerjack,
  • quick trigger,
  • wisest,
  • more crackerjack,
  • more talented,
  • dexterousdextrous,
  • re-sourceful,
  • nobodys fool,
  • more skilled,
  • dexterous dextrous,
  • manysided,
  • nobody fool,
  • more egghead.
  •clever, artful (adjective)
  • hep,
  • smooth,
  • intelligent,
  • slippery,
  • worldly-wise,
  • with it,
  • adroit,
  • street smart,
  • watchful,
  • having fancy footwork,
  • subtle,
  • quick,
  • skillful,
  • discreet.
  •crafty (adjective)
  • dis-ingenuous,
  • most streetwise,
  • dis ingenuous,
  • more streetwise.
  •cunning (adjective)
  • Slighty,
  • designing,
  • masterly,
  • well-laid,
  • scheming,
  • feline,
  • fancy footwork,
  • well-planned,
  • devious,
  • deft,
  • tricky,
  • sly boots,
  • serpentine,
  • masterful,
  • snaky.
  •deep (adjective)
  • more plotting,
  • most plotting.
  •dexterous (adjective)
  • having the know how,
  • having the knowhow,
  • nimblefingered,
  • more nimble fingered,
  • having knowhow,
  • having know how,
  • most nimble fingered,
  • most nimble-fingered,
  • most nimblefingered,
  • effortless,
  • nimble fingered,
  • more nimblefingered,
  • more nimble-fingered.
  •economical (adjective)
  • curmudgeonly,
  • time-saving,
  • niggardly,
  • timesaving,
  • money-saving,
  • work-saving,
  • meager,
  • on the rims,
  • unwasteful,
  • pennypinching,
  • pennywise,
  • penny-wise,
  • prudential,
  • penurious.
  •far-sighted (adjective)
  • cool headed,
  • far sighted,
  • levelheaded,
  • well balanced,
  • well-balanced,
  • wellbalanced.
  •farsighted (adjective)
  • more far seeing,
  • most far seeing,
  • more far-seeing,
  • far seeing,
  • most farseeing,
  • more farseeing,
  • most far-seeing.
  •foxy (adjective)
  • dis-honest,
  • most retiary,
  • dis honest,
  • more retiary.
  •frugal (adjective)
  • most conserving,
  • most tightwad,
  • mingiest,
  • more tightwad,
  • tightwad,
  • pre-serving,
  • more preserving,
  • pre serving,
  • more conserving,
  • most preserving,
  • mingier.
  •guarded (adjective)
  • more overcautious,
  • most overcautious,
  • over careful,
  • re-served,
  • over-cautious,
  • most overcareful,
  • non committal,
  • over cautious,
  • more overcareful,
  • re served.
  •ingenious (adjective)
  • innovative,
  • more innovative,
  • more deviceful,
  • innovational,
  • most innovational,
  • more innovational,
  • most deviceful.
  •intelligent (adjective)
  • cogent,
  • gifted,
  • capable,
  • knowledgeable,
  • worldly,
  • profound,
  • keen,
  • bright,
  • encyclopedic,
  • genius,
  • erudite,
  • Comprehending,
  • intellectual,
  • sophisticated,
  • brilliant,
  • brainy.
  •intuitive (adjective)
  • instinctive,
  • instinctual,
  • insightful,
  • intuitive.
  •keen (adjective)
  • most einstein,
  • whizest,
  • more einstein,
  • whizer.
  •knowing (adjective)
  • experienced,
  • well-informed,
  • educated,
  • informed,
  • witting,
  • percipient,
  • tuned-in,
  • competent,
  • learned,
  • versed,
  • omniscient,
  • with-it,
  • encylopedic,
  • worldly wise,
  • Sophic,
  • cognizant.
  •not born yesterday (adjective)
  • more battle scarred,
  • more battlescarred,
  • un believing,
  • most battle-scarred,
  • battle scarred,
  • more battle-scarred,
  • most battlescarred,
  • un-believing,
  • battlescarred,
  • most battle scarred.
  •politic (adjective)
  • in ones best interests,
  • in best interests,
  • in one best interests.
  •provident (adjective)
  • more well prepared,
  • more wellprepared,
  • most well prepared,
  • most wellprepared,
  • more well-prepared,
  • pre-pared,
  • most well-prepared,
  • well prepared,
  • fore-sighted,
  • fore sighted,
  • pre pared,
  • wellprepared.
  •prudent (adjective)
  • hedging one bets,
  • more judgmatic,
  • most judgmatic,
  • hedging ones bets,
  • hedging bets.
  •quick (adjective)
  • more nimble-witted,
  • nimble witted,
  • more nimblewitted,
  • most nimblewitted,
  • quick on draw,
  • smart as whip,
  • quickest,
  • quick the draw,
  • quick draw,
  • quick the trigger,
  • nimblewitted,
  • most nimble witted,
  • most nimble-witted,
  • more nimble witted.
  •quick-witted (adjective)
  • more sharp-sighted,
  • quick witted,
  • more sharpsighted,
  • most sharpsighted,
  • sharp witted,
  • most penetrative,
  • more penetrative,
  • sharpsighted,
  • sharp sighted,
  • sharpwitted,
  • quickwitted,
  • most sharp sighted,
  • most sharp-sighted,
  • more sharp sighted.
  •sagacious (adjective)
  • clearsighted,
  • gnostic,
  • Astucious.
  •savvy (adjective)
  • in the know.
  •sensible (adjective)
  • having one's marbles,
  • most wellreasoned,
  • more well-reasoned,
  • wellreasoned,
  • most well thought out,
  • most well-thought-out,
  • having marbles,
  • more well thought out,
  • having all ones marbles,
  • well reasoned,
  • having one marbles,
  • having ones marbles,
  • more wellreasoned,
  • more well reasoned,
  • more well-thought-out,
  • having all one marbles,
  • most well reasoned,
  • most well-reasoned.
  •sharp (adjective)
  • having smarts,
  • smart as a tack.
  •shrewd (adjective)
  • in side,
  • pro founder,
  • more argute,
  • pro found,
  • sharkest,
  • wised up,
  • Sharker,
  • under hand,
  • pro-founder,
  • under-hand,
  • pro-found,
  • most argute,
  • on inside,
  • shrewdest.
  •slick (adjective)
  • more smooth-spoken,
  • most dextrous,
  • most smooth-spoken,
  • smoothspoken,
  • more dextrous,
  • more smoothspoken,
  • most smooth spoken,
  • most smoothspoken,
  • more smooth spoken,
  • smooth spoken.
  •sly (adjective)
  • dis-honorable,
  • more bluffing,
  • more conniving,
  • most bluffing,
  • doubledealing,
  • most dissembling,
  • more dissembling,
  • un scrupulous,
  • dis honorable,
  • impish,
  • most conniving,
  • un-scrupulous.
  •smart (adjective)
  • skuller,
  • skull,
  • more genius,
  • most long haired,
  • more long haired,
  • longhaired,
  • most eggheaded,
  • skullest,
  • long haired,
  • most long-haired,
  • most longhaired,
  • most genius,
  • more long-haired,
  • more eggheaded,
  • more longhaired.
  •sparing (adjective)
  • more money-conscious,
  • most costconscious,
  • tight fisted,
  • most cost-conscious,
  • costconscious,
  • un-giving,
  • more stewardly,
  • more cost-conscious,
  • more costconscious,
  • un giving,
  • most cost conscious,
  • more money conscious,
  • more ungiving,
  • more tight fisted,
  • most money-conscious,
  • most tight fisted,
  • money conscious,
  • most moneyconscious,
  • more cost conscious,
  • more tight-fisted,
  • most money conscious,
  • most tight-fisted,
  • cost conscious,
  • most ungiving,
  • more moneyconscious,
  • moneyconscious,
  • most stewardly.
  •thoughtful (adjective)
  • more observative,
  • un selfish,
  • well bred,
  • un-selfish,
  • most observative,
  • co operative,
  • wellbred,
  • well thoughtout.
  •thrifty (adjective)
  • scrimpier,
  • stealest,
  • close fisted,
  • scrimpiest.
  •wary (adjective)
  • dis trustful,
  • keeping one toes,
  • watching one step,
  • keeping toes,
  • walking eggs,
  • keeping one's toes,
  • on qui vive,
  • watching ones step,
  • watching out,
  • watching step,
  • dis-trustful,
  • wide awake,
  • keeping on one toes,
  • keeping on toes,
  • keeping on ones toes,
  • keeping ones toes,
  • watching one's step.
  •witty (adjective)
  • comical,
  • inventive,
  • sarcastic,
  • pithy,
  • resourceful,
  • jocular,
  • pointed,
  • scurrilous,
  • sparkling,
  • urbane,
  • droll,
  • waggish,
  • dry,
  • funny,
  • facetious,
  • joking,
  • scintillating.

• n.

  •
  • academic.
  •
  • ability.
  •
  • save,
  • scotch.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • able.
  •
  • thrifty,
  • provident,
  • saving.
  •
  • frugal.
  •Other relevant words:
  • dainty,
  • cleverly,
  • machiavellian,
  • discriminative,
  • Labor-saving,
  • hard-boiled,
  • tactical,
  • supple,
  • shady,
  • discreetly,
  • wise man,
  • facility,
  • attentive,
  • two-faced,
  • skilled,
  • clear-eyed,
  • undaring,
  • awake,
  • shrewdness,
  • deceptive,
  • guileful,
  • exquisitely,
  • expertise,
  • arch,
  • Subdolous,
  • conniving,
  • sophistical,
  • adeptness,
  • fastidious,
  • intriguing,
  • prudently,
  • agile,
  • handy,
  • conspiratorial,
  • economic,
  • sapient,
  • artifice,
  • precautionary,
  • Sharp-witted,
  • piercing,
  • dexterously,
  • treacherous,
  • contrivance,
  • well-educated,
  • spare,
  • stealthy,
  • prudence,
  • knowingly,
  • deep-laid,
  • disingenuous,
  • snug,
  • delicate,
  • expertly,
  • Trickish,
  • delicately,
  • au fait,
  • parsimonious,
  • intelligence,
  • Deceiving,
  • adroitness,
  • calculated,
  • nimble,
  • on the ball,
  • precautional,
  • guardedly,
  • cleverness,
  • heedful,
  • deliberately,
  • tact,
  • handiness,
  • aptitude,
  • thorough,
  • dishonest,
  • deliberate,
  • meaningful,
  • aware,
  • crackerjack,
  • perceptive,
  • wit,
  • Economizing,
  • talented,
  • evasive,
  • knack,
  • Subtile,
  • slim,
  • hip,
  • cannily,
  • creative,
  • smartly,
  • cheeseparing,
  • Scrimping,
  • judiciously,
  • Argute,
  • hesitant,
  • expertness,
  • diplomatic,
  • playing it safe,
  • keenly,
  • nervous,
  • incisive,
  • well-versed,
  • sagacity,
  • tricksy,
  • Clear-headed,
  • artfully,
  • skilful,
  • no,
  • subtlety,
  • squeamish,
  • leery,
  • reserved,
  • Daedalian,
  • ready,
  • expressive,
  • relaxed,
  • artificial,
  • Precautious,
  • wide-awake,
  • long-headed,
  • comfy,
  • craft,
  • underhand,
  • Canniness,
  • oily,
  • enlightened,
  • timorous,
  • crooked,
  • clear-sighted,
  • byzantine,
  • ingeniously,
  • shy,
  • faculty,
  • art,
  • quickly,
  • secret,
  • noncommittal,
  • cozy,
  • parlous,
  • rational,
  • two-timing,
  • sensitive,
  • duplicitous,
  • aptly,
  • alertly,
  • private,
  • strategic,
  • Skimping,
  • finesse,
  • perfidious,
  • cunningly,
  • astuteness,
  • unadventurous,
  • understanding,
  • unenterprising,
  • timeserving,
  • untrustworthy,
  • deceitful,
  • cautiously,
  • uncommunicative,
  • carefully,
  • Plotting,
  • penetrating,
  • false,
  • skillfully,
  • Contriving,
  • finely,
  • sharply,
  • dexterity,
  • trenchant,
  • playing it cool,
  • eloquent,
  • shifty,
  • unctuous,
  • vigilant,
  • significant,
  • ENG,
  • ingenuity,
  • artfulness,
  • craftily,
  • safe,
  • discriminatingly,
  • janus-faced,
  • well-read,
  • traitorous,
  • alert,
  • bent,
  • aptness,
  • cute,
  • underhanded,
  • hidden,
  • timid,
  • deftness,
  • imaginative,
  • furtive,
  • original,
  • hardheaded,
  • up to snuff,
  • insidious,
  • adroitly,
  • tentative,
  • forehanded,
  • adept,
  • mindful,
  • dodgy,
  • regardful,
  • sleight,
  • prepared,
  • agility,
  • apt,
  • vulpine,
  • alive to,
  • conserving,
  • on guard,
  • sneaky,
  • alive,
  • sagely,
  • heady,
  • pawky,
  • warily.

Paraphrases for Canny:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    prudent, cautious.

Antonyms for Canny:

• adj.

  • clever, artful
    unwise, imprudent, stupid, inept, foolish, thoughtless, imbecile, hasty, unintelligent, idiotic, incautious, careless, awkward, rash, unskilled, uncareful, reckless, ignorant, honest, open, silly.
  • Other antonyms:
    dissatisfied, discontented, dopey, airheaded, thickheaded, slow-witted, unknowing, dumb, slow, naive, half-witted, gullible, gormless, displeased, obtuse, moronic, dim-witted, feebleminded, birdbrained, brainless, exploitable, lamebrain, empty-headed, lunkheaded, witless, disturbed, unperceptive, dull, agitated, thick-witted, uninformed, perturbed, uncomfortable, troubled, dense, Weak-minded, softheaded, brain dead.

Homophones for Canny:

• Canney.