savvy
Practical common sense
Savvy is practical understanding or shrewdness—knowing how things actually work: She has real political savvy, He lacks the tech savvy to set it up.
As an adjective, it describes someone with this quality: a savvy investor, media-savvy politicians.
The verb, now dated, means to understand: You savvy?
Practically clever, perceptive
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
- cannyShrewdly practical and cautious
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- perceptiveQuick to understand
discerning · keen · clever · quick-witted · smart · wise · judicious · perspicacious
Urban survival instincts
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
- urbanPertaining to cities
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
wary · tough · survival · gritty · hardened · nous · suss · scheming
Practical ability to accomplish
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- masteryComplete skill or control
specialist · expert · adeptness · capability · prowess · dexterity · virtuoso · guru
Understood facts and skills
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- graspSeize or understand
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
familiarity · cognizance · literacy · informed · clued-in · versed · acquainted · conversant
shrewd
Practically clever, perceptive
perceptive · discerning · keen · clever · quick-witted · smart · wise · judicious · perspicacious · crafty
street-smart
Urban survival instincts
resourceful · wary · tough · survival · gritty · hardened · nous · suss · scheming · hood
know-how
Practical ability to accomplish
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- competenceAdequate ability to function
mastery · specialist · expert · adeptness · capability · prowess · dexterity · virtuoso · guru · whiz
knowledge
Understood facts and skills
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- graspSeize or understand
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
insight · familiarity · cognizance · literacy · informed · clued-in · versed · acquainted · conversant · educated
digital
Of discrete data
- computerElectronic calculating device
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- cyberComputer-network-related
online · media · social media · tech · digital literacy · coding · hacker · geek · user · app
- skillsskills, skill, ability, abilities, competencies
- expertiseexpertise, skill, mastery, proficiency, competence
- intelligencesmart, IQ, memory, bright, clever
- pirate talkahoy, arr, argh, aye, aye aye
- Smartsintelligent, genius, smart, gifted, brilliant
- judgmentgood judgment, sound judgment, discernment, prudence, judiciousness
savvynaive
Innocently unsuspecting
gullible · unworldly · unsophisticated · credulous · innocent
savvystupid
Lacking intelligence or judgment
dumb · slow-witted · dim-witted · dense · clueless
savvyinexperienced
Lacking practical knowledge
ignorant · unfamiliar · unknowing · uninformed · unversed
- tech savvySkilled with modern electronics
- savvy shopperClever purchaser who maximizes value