sagacious+keen
101strong — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. powerful (see strength); strong smelling, pungent, piquant, etc. (see odor); intense, concentrated, brilliant, bright, vivid, dazzling, etc.; alcoholic, spirituous, hard, bodied, heady, proof (see… …
102knowing — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Shrewd] Syn. sharp, clever, acute; see intelligent 1 , judicious , reasonable 1 . 2. [Implying possession of private information] Syn. significant, meaningful, conspiratorial; see expressive . II (Roget s 3… …
103acute — a. 1. Sharp, pointed, acuminate, cuspidate. 2. Keen, shrewd, discerning, knowing, quick, sharp, smart, bright, sage, sagacious, intelligent, astute, ingenious, subtle, penetrating, piercing, clear sighted, sharp witted, long headed. 3. Severe,… …
104clear-headed — a. 1. Free from confusion or confused thought, lucid, luminous, clear thoughted, clear thinking. 2. Discerning, clear sighted, clear seeing, keen sighted, shrewd, sagacious, perspicacious, penetrating, acute, long headed. See intelligent …
105discerning — a. Discriminating, knowing, sagacious, perspicacious, judicious, acute, intelligent, ingenious, clear headed, clear sighted, keen sighted, quick sighted, eagle eyed, hawk eyed, Argus eyed …
106long-headed — a. Sagacious, discerning, intelligent, acute, shrewd, clear sighted, keen sighted, far seeing, perspicacious …
107penetrative — a. 1. Piercing, sharp, subtle, sagacious, discerning, acute. 2. Sharp, subtle, piercing, penetrating, keen, acute …
108shrewd — a. 1. Evil, iniquitous, bad. 2. Vixenish, scolding, shrewish. 3. Vexatious, annoying, troublesome, painful, mischievous, malicious. 4. Artful, cunning, sly, wily, subtle, crafty, arch, astute, Machiavelian. 5. Sagacious, acute, sharp, quick,… …
109subtle — a. 1. Crafty, cunning, artful, sly, wily, arch, astute, designing, intriguing, insinuating, crooked, tricky, diplomatic, Machiavelian, sophistical, Jesuitical. 2. Cunning, artful, cunningly devised. 3. Acute, keen, shrewd, sagacious, deep,… …
110quick — I. a. 1. Active, nimble, agile, animated, sprightly, lively, smart, alert, brisk, prompt, ready. 2. Rapid, swift, speedy, fleet, fast, hasty, expeditious, hurried, flying. 3. Dexterous, adroit, skilful, expert, apt. 4. Acute, clever, sharp,… …
