Synonyms: sagacious
Definition: skillful in statecraft or management
Usage: an astute and sagacious statesman
Similar words: politic
Definition: marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
Usage: it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels; a politic decision; a politic manager; a politic old scoundrel; a shrewd and politic reply
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