Synonyms: clear-eyed, clear-sighted, perspicacious
Definition: mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
Usage: too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow; chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership; much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument
Similar words: discerning
Definition: having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
Usage: a discerning critic; a discerning reader
Synonyms: perspicacious, sagacious, sapient
Definition: acutely insightful and wise
Usage: much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument; observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions; a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators
Similar words: wise
Definition: having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
Usage: a wise leader; a wise and perceptive comment