unbluffable
Sees through everything
Unbluffable describes someone who cannot be deceived by bluffs or false displays of confidence.
The term comes from poker, where a bluff is a bet made with a weak hand to intimidate opponents into folding.
An unbluffable player reads through such tactics and calls anyway: She's completely unbluffable—don't even try to fake her out.
The quality extends beyond cards to negotiations, confrontations, or any situation where someone might attempt psychological intimidation.
Quick to understand
- discerningHaving keen judgment
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
sharp · unfoolable · skeptical · analytical · clear-eyed · observant · penetrating · insightful
Solid or resolute
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
principled · anchored · prepared · informed · leverage · walkaway · hardball · unflinching
perceptive
Quick to understand
- discerningHaving keen judgment
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
astute · sharp · unfoolable · skeptical · analytical · clear-eyed · observant · penetrating · insightful · undeceivable
firm
Solid or resolute
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
immovable · principled · anchored · prepared · informed · leverage · walkaway · hardball · unflinching · tough
stone-cold
Entirely lacking heat
showdown · range · nuts · fearless · composed · unreadable · stoic · calculated · tight · aggressive
unbluffablegullible
Easily deceived
credulous · naive · easily fooled · suggestible · trusting