Antonyms for astute
əˈstut, əˈstyutas·tute

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1. astuteadjective

   Synonyms:
   wily, crafty, shrewd

2. astuteadjective

   quickly and critically discerning

   Synonyms:
   crafty, wily, shrewd

3. astuteadjective

   shrewd or crafty

   Synonyms:
   crafty, shrewd, wily

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. astute

   Acute, from the Latin, suggests the sharpness of the needle's point; keen, from the Saxon, the sharpness of the cutting edge. Astute, from the Latin, with the original sense of cunning has come to have a meaning that combines the sense of acute or keen with that of sagacious. The astute mind adds to acuteness and keenness an element of cunning or finesse. The astute debater leads his opponents into a snare by getting them to make admissions, or urge arguments, of which he sees a result that they do not perceive. The acute, keen intellect may take no special advantage of these qualities; the astute mind has always a point to make for itself, and seldom fails to make it. A knowing look, air, etc., in general indicates practical knowledge with a touch of shrewdness, and perhaps of cunning; in regard to some special matter, it indicates the possession of reserved knowledge which the person could impart if he chose. Knowing has often a slightly invidious sense. We speak of a knowing rascal, meaning cunning or shrewd within a narrow range, but of a knowing horse or dog, in the sense of sagacious, implying that he knows more than could be expected of such an animal. A knowing child has more knowledge than would be looked for at his years, perhaps more than is quite desirable, while to speak of a child as intelligent is altogether complimentary.

   Antonyms:
   blind, dull, idiotic, imbecile, shallow, short-sighted, stolid, stupid, undiscerning, unintelligent

   Synonyms:
   acute, clear-sighted, crafty, cunning, discerning, discriminating, keen, knowing, penetrating, penetrative, perspicacious, sagacious, sharp, shrewd, subtile, subtle

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. astute

   Antonyms:
   dull, unobserving, undiscriminating, stolid, asinine, anserine, blind

   Synonyms:
   crafty, shrewd, knowing, sharp, discriminating, sagacious, penetrating, acute, discerning, keen

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. astute, sharp, shrewdadjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   stupid

   Synonyms:
   abrupt, shrill, sharp, incisive, conniving, shrewd, knifelike, crisp, keen, calculating, scheming, needlelike, precipitous, discriminating, tart, sharp-worded, acute, calculative, acuate, penetrating, piercing, penetrative

How to use astute in a sentence?

1. Kootenai County Sheriff:

   I don't think this would have been as successful had we not had one extremely astute citizen who saw something that was very concerning to them and reported it to us.

2. Kelly Dittmar:

   It is an organization that has been around for a long time, in terms of institutional clout and power and influence, i think the organization itself has proven itself to be a very astute and strong political power, both in mobilizing women voters and young women voters and also in funding candidates.

3. Keith Pogson:

   There is a clear distinction between investment outflows that will ultimately lead to foreign direct investment in China, and hot money that's gone forever, the ChemChina deal is a very astute transaction and we will continue to see a fairly high level of such transactions, and this is not contrary to the outflow control objective.

4. Mike McGlone:

   It appears Paulson was astute to lighten up some before the July plunge, they may have been part of the massive liquidation in July too.

5. Charles Blow:

   He's a good kid, and just wants to go to school. But one thing that he told me was really astute and worth sharing : he doesn't want this story to only be about him, he realizes that there are other young people who have fewer privileges, less access and endure even greater traumas, but whose stories go unreported until something truly tragic happens. He wants the focus to remain on them. I couldn't be prouder of him for having the wisdom to recognize that.

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