Difference between Shrewd and Astute

SHREWD vs ASTUTE: ADJECTIVE

Used of persons
Having or showing a clever awareness or resourcefulness, especially in practical matters.
Disposed to or marked by artful and cunning practices; tricky.
Sharp; penetrating.
Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen
Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters
Artful, tricky or cunning
Streetwise
Knowledgeable
Scolding, satirical, sharp.
Artful; wily; cunning; arch.

Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns. : shrewd.
Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty.
Quickly and critically discerning
Shrewd or crafty

Evil; accursed; malignant; wicked.
Acting with a specific goal
Having a curst temper; scolding; vixenish; shrewish.
Annoying; mischievous; vexatious; troublesome; malicious.
Sharp: keen; biting; harsh.
Sly; canning; artful; spiteful.
Astute; sagacious; discriminating; discerning; smart; sharp: as, a shrewd man of the world.
Indicating shrewdness; due to shrewdness; involving or displaying sagacity or astuteness: as, a shrewd remark; a shrewd face.
Synonyms Artful, Sly, etc., (see cunning), wily, subtle.
Acute, Keen, etc. (see acute), discerning, penetrating, politic, ingenious.

Synonyms Sagacious, Sage, Knowing, Astute, Subtle. Sagacious and sage are used only in good senses, and when applied to persons generally suggest the wisdom of age or experience. The knowing man has wide knowledge and often penetration. The word knowing has also a humorous cast: as, he gave me a knowing wink; it may be used ironically: as, he is a little too knowing, that is, he thinks he knows more than he does; it may be used of knowing more than one has a right to know; it sometimes suggests a disposition to make ill use of knowledge: as, a knowing leer. Astute is often the same as sagacious, but is susceptible of an unfavorable sense in the direction of a narrow shrewdness, slyness, or cunning; it often means a sagacity that knows how to be silent; it is frequently applied to looks. Subtle, in its good sense, implies great acuteness, delicacy, or refinement in mental action: as, a subtle reasoner. For its bad sense, see cunning.
Of keen penetration or discernment; cunning; sagacious.

Clever, Skilful, Crafty, Skillful, Cunning, Wily, Canny, Hard, Calculating, Sharp, Scheming, Conniving, Calculative, Smart, Astute

Judicious, Cunning, Intelligent, Crafty, Clever, Insightful, Incisive, Skilful, Skillful, Adroit, Perceptive, Canny, Sharp, Smart, Shrewd

Clever, Skilful, Crafty, Skillful, Cunning, Wily, Canny, Hard, Calculating, Sharp, Scheming, Conniving, Calculative, Smart, Astute

Judicious, Cunning, Intelligent, Crafty, Clever, Insightful, Incisive, Skilful, Skillful, Adroit, Perceptive, Canny, Sharp, Smart, Shrewd

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