4
capable(adjective, smart, bright, intelligent, quick)
4
cognizant(adjective, understanding, cool, sound, reasonable)
4
deft(adjective, keen, sharp, smart, bright)
4
foresighted(adjective, sound, sharp, sensible, intelligent)
4
gifted(adjective, smart, bright, ready, intelligent)
4
good(smart, bright, intelligent)
4
informed(adjective, sound, reasonable, sharp, sensible)
4
intellectual(adjective, smart, bright, intelligent, brainy)
4
on the ball(expression, adjective, idiom, smooth, keen)
4
opportunistic(subtle, tactful, suave)
4
piercing(sharp, smart, sensitive, intelligent, shrewd)
4
ready(adjective, keen, sharp, smart, bright)
4
realistic(adjective, hard, sound, tough, reasonable)
4
reasonable(adjective, hard, sound, smart, bright)
4
shifty(adjective, mean, smooth, sharp, cunning)
4
thoughtful(adjective, kind, sound, reasonable, sharp)
4
underhand(adjective, mean, smooth, sharp, smart)
4
vulpine(adjective, cunning)
4
witty(adjective, smart, bright, sensible, intelligent)
3
devious(adjective, smooth, sharp, sensitive, cunning)
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