| astute definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | shrewd; clever | 147 sets |
| 2 | shrewd | 101 sets |
| 3 | shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom | 77 sets |
| 4 | wise in a clever or practical way | 67 sets |
| 5 | wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage | 61 sets |
| 6 | clever | 43 sets |
| 7 | (adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom | 32 sets |
| 8 | wise; shrewd; keen | 31 sets |
| 9 | keen, shrewd | 28 sets |
| 10 | shrewd, clever | 28 sets |
| 11 | marked by practical hardheaded intelligence | 27 sets |
| 12 | having good judgment | 23 sets |
| 13 | wise | 21 sets |
| 14 | clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd | 19 sets |
| 15 | sharp, shrewd | 18 sets |
| 16 | adj. keen in discernment. | 18 sets |
| 17 | (adj) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom | 18 sets |
| 18 | wise in a clever or practical way. | 18 sets |
| 19 | perceptive; intelligent | 17 sets |
| 20 | keen in judgement | 16 sets |
| 21 | having good judgement | 15 sets |
| 22 | keen in discernment | 15 sets |
| 23 | wise; shrewd | 15 sets |
| 24 | very clever, crafty | 15 sets |
| 25 | clever quick at seeing to get an advantage | 14 sets |
| 26 | showing clever awareness, esp. with respect to one's own concerns | 14 sets |
| 27 | keen in discernment. | 13 sets |
| 28 | clever; intelligent; cunning | 13 sets |
| 29 | clever; shrewd; ready-witted | 13 sets |
| 30 | perceptive | 12 sets |
| 31 | wise; insightfully clever; shrewd | 12 sets |
| 32 | adj. showing clever awareness, esp. with respect to one's own concerns | 12 sets |
| 33 | shrewd; keen in judgment | 12 sets |
| 34 | crafty | 12 sets |
| 35 | quick in discernment; shrewd, clever, keen | 11 sets |
| 36 | clever, crafty, shrewd | 11 sets |
| 37 | adj. wise in a clever or practical way | 11 sets |
| 38 | shrewd, acute, sagacious, judicious, wily | 10 sets |
| 39 | shrewd; keen | 10 sets |
| 40 | adj. wise; shrewd; keen | 10 sets |