n. Function: adjective
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Synonyms: INTELLIGENT 2, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, knowledgeable, quick-witted, ready-witted, sharp, smart
Related Words: vigilant, watchful; discerning, observant, perceptive
Contrasted Words: blunt, obtuse
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Synonyms: WISE 1, discerning, gnostic, insighted, insightful, knowledgeable, perceptive, sagacious, sage, sophic
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Synonyms: WISE 4, canny, hep, nimble-witted, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted, slick, smart
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Synonyms: AWARE , alive, apprehensive, awake, cognizant, conscious, conversant, sensible, sentient, witting
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Synonyms: SOPHISTICATED 2, blasé, disenchanted, disentranced, disillusioned, mondaine, sophisticate, worldly, worldly-wise, world-wise