long-headed
Thinking far ahead
Long-headed means shrewd and farsighted, having good judgment about future consequences: a long-headed investment strategy, The long-headed manager anticipated the market shift.
The term suggests someone who thinks ahead rather than acting impulsively.
It can also describe a skull shape that is longer than it is wide, though this anthropological sense is now dated.
Practically clever, perceptive
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- smartMentally quick, or fashionable
savvy · canny · perspicacious · discerning · insightful · perceptive · quick-witted · ingenious
Having acute mental discernment
- prudentExercising sound judgment
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- foresightfulHaving vision ahead
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
provident · forward-thinking · prescient · anticipatory · far-seeing · circumspect · judicious · calculating
shrewd
Practically clever, perceptive
smart · savvy · canny · perspicacious · discerning · insightful · perceptive · quick-witted · ingenious · brainy
sagacious
Having acute mental discernment
- prudentExercising sound judgment
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- foresightfulHaving vision ahead
visionary · provident · forward-thinking · prescient · anticipatory · far-seeing · circumspect · judicious · calculating · planful
long-headedshort-sighted
Poor at seeing consequences
impulsive · shortsighted · rash · reckless · improvident
long-headedfoolish
Lacking good sense
stupid · dim-witted · naive · simple-minded · unwise
long, head, headed, longer, longest, length, lengthen, lengthy, longish