ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsAastute
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astute
Meaning: having sharp judgment and keen insight
astute in a sentence
How astute is used in real sentences:
The astute investor noticed the warning signs months before the market crashed.
The astute detective pieced together the clues that everyone else had missed.
“An astute conservator noticed, however, that the sample came from a timber repaired long after the building's construction.”
— from the passage The Archive in Wood
Synonyms for astute
Other words for astute — shrewd, perceptive and sharp-witted — carry the same meaning.
- shrewd
- perceptive
- sharp-witted
Antonyms of astute
Words that mean the opposite of astute:
- naive
- obtuse
Where it comes from
From Latin astutus "crafty, cunning"
Memory hook
A-STUTE -- an astute student always spots the trick question.