perspicacious (Meaning)
perspicacious (s)
acutely insightful and wise
mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
perspicacious (a.)
Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight.
Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen.
Synonyms & Antonyms of perspicacious
Synonyms:
- smart
- perceptive
- sagacious
- skilled
- astute
- keen
- brilliant
- intelligent
- wise
- exceptional
- clever
- insightful
Antonyms:
- foolish
- unacademic
- uninformed
- ignorant
- untaught
- feebleminded
- idiotic
- unthinking
- simpleminded
- unintellectual
- uneducated
- foolish
- imbecile
- unintellectual
- silly
- uneducated
- imbecilic
- moronic
- imbecilic
- uninformed
- imbecile
- moronic
- ignorant
- unthinking
- silly
- untaught
- idiotic
- illiterate
- unacademic
- feebleminded
- illiterate
- simpleminded
Synonyms:
- savvy
- nimble
- quick-witted
- bright
- brainy
- creative
- supersmart
- sharp-witted
- cerebral
- knowledgeable
- knowing
- quick
- percipient
- reasonable
- alert
- heady
- ingenious
- cunning
- apt
- erudite
- sharp
- prudent
- discerning
- literate
- resourceful
- sapient
- acute
- informed
- sensible
- scholarly
Antonyms:
- harebrained
- whacky
- mad
- daft
- stupid
- unwise
- dumb
- witless
- crazy
- dull
- daffy
- doltish
- preposterous
- opaque
- fatuous
- fool
- nonsensical
- half-baked
- asinine
- unwise
- lowbrow
- dim
- softheaded
- boobish
- dippy
- slow
- kooky
- stupid
- dense
- balmy
- cuckoo
- unintelligent
- obtuse
- daft
- absurd
- preposterous
- soft
- dippy
- daffy
- mindless
- mad
- dumb
- insane
- nonintellectual
- whacky
- lowbrow
- screwball
- dopey
- loony
- fool
- crazy
- simple
- loony
- idiotical
- sappy
- opaque
- slow
- idiotical
- dotty
- insane
- dense
- zany
- cuckoo
- soft
- dunderheaded
- dopey
- lunatic
- nonintellectual
- harebrained
- crackpot
- softheaded
- cockeyed
- sappy
- doltish
- zany
- boneheaded
- unintelligent
- thick
- vacuous
- mindless
- wacky
- thick
- asinine
- boneheaded
- obtuse
- dim
- simple
- pinheaded
- brain-dead
- wacky
- balmy
- dunderheaded
- thickheaded
- screwball
- nonsensical
- thickheaded
- crackpot
- nutty
- dotty
- boobish
- lunatic
- half-baked
- dull
- brain-dead
- nutty
- cockeyed
- kooky
- vacuous
- fatuous
- witless
- absurd
- pinheaded
Synonyms:
- educated
- wily
- sane
- well-read
- rational
- shrewd
- crafty
- hyperintelligent
- fast
- logical
- sound
- learned
- highbrow
- inventive
- genial
- judicious
- schooled
- trained
- sage
- ultrasmart
- foxy
Antonyms:
- kookie
- brainless
- weak-minded
- lunkheaded
- thick-witted
- half-witted
- knuckleheaded
- bubbleheaded
- unbrilliant
- dopy
- birdbrained
- birdbrained
- dim-witted
- dim-witted
- senseless
- airheaded
- knuckleheaded
- gormless
- unsmart
- thick-witted
- unsmart
- chuckleheaded
- dopy
- dorky
- senseless
- tomfool
- airheaded
- half-witted
- gormless
- empty-headed
- kookie
- featherheaded
- looney
- slow-witted
- empty-headed
- dorky
- looney
- lamebrain
- chuckleheaded
- lamebrain
- weak-minded
- lamebrained
- tomfool
- unbrilliant
- brainless
- lunkheaded
- featherheaded
- bubbleheaded
- lamebrained
- slow-witted
perspicacious Sentence Examples
- The perspicacious detective solved the complex case with remarkable speed and accuracy.
- With his perspicacious mind, the strategist anticipated the enemy's every move.
- Her perspicacious insights into human nature made her an exceptional psychologist.
- The scientist's perspicacious observations led to groundbreaking discoveries in the field of genetics.
- The perspicacious journalist uncovered a web of lies and corruption within the government.
- The perspicacious businesswoman identified a promising investment opportunity that yielded significant profits.
- The perspicacious student quickly grasped the complex theories and excelled in her studies.
- The perspicacious doctor diagnosed the rare disease based on subtle symptoms, saving the patient's life.
- The perspicacious lawyer presented a compelling case that resulted in a favorable verdict.
- The perspicacious artist captured the essence of human emotion in their evocative paintings.
FAQs About the word perspicacious
acutely insightful and wise, mentally acute or penetratingly discerningHaving the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight., Fig.: Of acute discer
smart, perceptive, sagacious, skilled, astute, keen, brilliant, intelligent,wise, exceptional
foolish, unacademic, uninformed, ignorant, untaught, feebleminded, idiotic, unthinking, simpleminded, unintellectual
The perspicacious detective solved the complex case with remarkable speed and accuracy.
With his perspicacious mind, the strategist anticipated the enemy's every move.
Her perspicacious insights into human nature made her an exceptional psychologist.
The scientist's perspicacious observations led to groundbreaking discoveries in the field of genetics.
