60 entries under observant topic. ×

33
sharp(adjective, understanding, strong, hard, cool)
28
keen(adjective, understanding, strong, cool, severe)
24
acute(adjective, understanding, strong, keen, sharp)
22
incisive(adjective, understanding, strong, hard, keen)
16
perceptive(adjective, understanding, strong, keen, sharp)
15
discerning(adjective, understanding, reasonable, keen, sharp)
15
perspicacious(adjective, sharp, sensitive, intelligent, perceptive)
11
astute(adjective, understanding, keen, sharp, smart)
8
sensitive(adjective, understanding, sharp, smart, alert)
7
penetrative(adjective, understanding, sharp, smart, bright)
7
quick(adjective, understanding, sharp, smart, bright)
4
brainy(adjective, understanding, keen, sharp, smart)
2
alert(adjective, understanding, strong, sharp, smart)
2
apperceptive(perceptive, insightful)
2
awake(understanding, sharp, smart, sensitive, shrewd)
2
informed(deep, thoughtful, perceptive, insightful)
2
understanding(adjective, sharp, smart, bright, alert)
1
alive to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, perceptive)
1
attentive(alert, intelligent, perceptive, watchful)
1
cognizant(perceptive, insightful, intelligence wisdom)
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