Another word for cagey

Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters

• savvy

  1. Well informed and perceptive; shrewd:
  2. Knowledgeable or proficient. Often used in combination:
  3. Practical understanding or shrewdness:

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  1. Well informed and perceptive; shrewd:
  2. Knowledgeable or proficient. Often used in combination:
  3. Practical understanding or shrewdness:

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• wise

  1. Having the ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; sagacious:
  2. Exhibiting common sense; prudent:
  3. Shrewd; crafty:

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  1. Having the ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; sagacious:
  2. Exhibiting common sense; prudent:
  3. Shrewd; crafty:

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• smart

  1. Having or showing intelligence; bright.
  2. Canny and shrewd in dealings with others:
  3. Amusingly clever; witty:

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  1. Having or showing intelligence; bright.
  2. Canny and shrewd in dealings with others:
  3. Amusingly clever; witty:

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• slick

  1. Smooth, glossy, and slippery:
  2. Deftly executed; adroit:
  3. Confident and effortlessly effective, especially in being persuasive:

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  1. Smooth, glossy, and slippery:
  2. Deftly executed; adroit:
  3. Confident and effortlessly effective, especially in being persuasive:

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• shrewd

  1. Having or showing a clever awareness or resourcefulness, especially in practical matters.
  2. Disposed to or marked by artful and cunning practices; tricky.
  3. Sharp; penetrating:

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  1. Having or showing a clever awareness or resourcefulness, especially in practical matters.
  2. Disposed to or marked by artful and cunning practices; tricky.
  3. Sharp; penetrating:

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• perspicacious

  1. Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted.

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  1. Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted.

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• knowing

  1. Possessing knowledge, information, or understanding:
  2. Showing clever awareness and resourcefulness; shrewd and worldly:
  3. Suggestive of secret or private knowledge:

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  1. Possessing knowledge, information, or understanding:
  2. Showing clever awareness and resourcefulness; shrewd and worldly:
  3. Suggestive of secret or private knowledge:

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• canny

  1. Careful and shrewd, especially where one's own interests are concerned.
  2. Cautious in spending money; frugal.
  3. Steady, restrained, and gentle.

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  1. Careful and shrewd, especially where one's own interests are concerned.
  2. Cautious in spending money; frugal.
  3. Steady, restrained, and gentle.

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• astute

  1. Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns.

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  1. Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns.

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