Perception
Synonyms for astute
The synonym for astute recorded in this bank is canny, in the sense "having or showing sharp judgment and quick perceptiveness". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for astute
- cannyadjective, in the sense "having or showing sharp judgment and quick perceptiveness"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for astute.
having or showing sharp judgment and quick perceptiveness
The astute investor spotted the flaw in the pitch that others missed.
The true synonym
canny
Same sentence, swapped: The canny investor spotted the flaw in the pitch that others missed.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- wealthy
- impulsive
- generous
Where astute turns up in the game
astute is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where astute is the trap
- deceitfuladjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is duplicitous, in the sense "marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another", with astute sitting one tile away.
Play astute
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so astute reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because perception is the company astute keeps.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. astute carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.