astuteadjective
uk/əˈstʃuːt/us/əˈstuːt/able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it:
an astute investor/businesswoman
his astute handling of the situation
an astute observer of human behaviour
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Intelligence
- acuity
- acumen
- agile
- apt
- artful
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- brilliance
- highbrow
- horse sense
- imaginative
- ingenious
- ingenuity
- profound
- quick-witted
- razor-sharp
- ready
- resource
- resourceful
- resourcefulness
- scholarly
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astutely
adverb uk/əˈstʃuːt.li/us/əˈstuːt.li/
astuteness
noun [ U ] uk/əˈstʃuːt.nəs/us/əˈstuːt.nəs/