astute English

Meaning astute meaning

What does astute mean?

astute

— adjective (= shrewd) marked by practical hardheaded intelligence a smart businessman an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow

Synonyms astute synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as astute?

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shrewd

sharp

cunning

clever

sly

crafty

canny

wily

smart

intelligent

artful

skillful

cagey

tricky

shifty

nimble

keen

foxy

dodgy

cautious

calculating

sagacious

prudent

acute

wise

bright

alert

vulpine

vigilant

subtle

skilled

savvy

observant

discerning

brilliant

attentive

witty

wisdom

very clever

uncommunicative

thoughtful

sure-handed

subtile

slyish

sharp-witted

sensitive

resourceful

reserved

quick

prudence

Topics astute topics

What do people use astute to talk about?

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral Mature in behavior

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Examples astute examples

How do I use astute in a sentence?

Simple sentences

An astute reader should be willing to weigh everything they read, including anonymous sources.

Tom was an astute businessman who made a lot of money.

You're very astute.

Movie subtitles

Everybody, even our astute friend Guild, thought that Wynant was alive. and that he was the murderer.

An astute disposition.

I'll depend on your astute abilities to supply him with that. Or find him one.

Very astute, doctor.

And the master praised this dishonest steward for his astuteness, for with their own kind, the children of this world are more astute than the children of the Light.

I am sometime so astute, it's remarkable.

The killer is very astute, far smarter than we think.

Cunning, quick, astute, ferocious, maybe.

An astute medical observation, Doctor, if we can believe this information.

I know you're astute politically, and I'm certainly not here to sell you a bill of goods.

To make up for the unfortunate accident. Counts Serbelonni, with an astute patronal move. invited Fantozzi and Filini to the table of honour.

If the killer is a lunatic. He's a very astute lunatic.

You seem a lot more astute than him, listen to me, I need to talk to you.

Very astute of you, James.

Maybe he's more astute than we are, but to call him.

Not lunatics, my dear fellow, extremely astute, cold-blooded murderers.

It also says here that you are alert, astute and quite imaginative.

For there's a governor's post in the Syrian desert that Requires no such astute knowledge.

A man who spends more than his share, As much as he deems astute To please his everywhim.

Well, I thank you for your astute detective work.

Rosello is a fool, but he's very astute.

Very astute, Monsieur Anderssarian.

Very astute.

Rare bird and soldier. Brave and astute. You pulverized your enemy.

I'll depend on your astute abilities to supply him with that. or find him one.

I understand that this ship is the most powerful in the galaxy. and that you are the most astute space warfare commander.

I will most assuredly need your astute advice in household matters.

But it's astute.

I'd say Gordon is one of the most astute collectors around.

No, I was following an instinct of many years. and your very astute sister recognized it.

That's an astute piece of political thinking by our masters in Whitehall, isn't it, Control?

News and current affairs

Iran's growing regional influence does not stem from its military expenditures, which are far lower than those of its enemies, but from its challenge to America and Israel through an astute use of soft power.

Mr. Putin is no great thinker or reformer, but he is astute and genuinely popular.

Nonetheless, many astute analysts believe that the constitution will be amended within the coming decade.

Likewise, Europe is on life support, thanks to European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's astute maneuvering and promises of unlimited intervention in sovereign-debt markets.

The concept of the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) may have been an astute branding tool.

What Greece wants is to remain in the eurozone, with a lower debt burden - a position that is both economically astute and protected by treaty.

The Iranian regime is far too astute to cross any of these red lines.

How Putin, an astute politician, responds to that pressure will determine his political legacy.

The best answer that I have heard comes from Axel Weber, the former president of Germany's Bundesbank and an astute political observer.

But his son Ahmad, who is less politically astute, may yet seek to settle accounts with al-Ahmar.

They are typically very astute at risk management, unlike many of the banks that dramatically increased their leverage - and thus their risks - during the last 20 years.

What we call schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are recognizable in literature dating back to ancient Greece, and The Anatomy of Melancholy, published in 1621 by the English scholar Robert Burton, remains one of the most astute descriptions of depression.

That appeal drew large and enthusiastic crowds, which, together with astute use of the Internet, gained him an unprecedented four million donors, and induced a huge number of African-Americans and young people to register to vote.

But, at its core, the criticism articulates an astute awareness of Germany's break with its entire post-WWII European policy.