street-smart

Speech parts

1. street-smart - Adjective

2. street-smart - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

street smart

Synonyms

streetwise foxy practical experienced smooth intelligent knowing hip acute wise smart clever worldly seasoned ingenious
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

stupid naive dumb unsophisticated idiotic moron
Show all antonyms

Examples

Critical reception of Mamet ‘Mamet speak’ Mamet's style of writing dialogue, marked by a cynical, street-smart edge, precisely crafted for effect, is so distinctive that it has come to be called Mamet speak. Source: Internet

He was an unapologetic ladies man who enjoyed the company of beautiful women, but he was street-smart and could engage in violent hand-to-hand fighting if the moment called for it. Source: Internet

The street-smart translation of that word is that no one — absolutely no one – knows what is going to happen with the U.S. economy going forward because of coronavirus impacts. Source: Internet

They were a pragmatic, honest and street-smart bunch — several were accountants and lawyers and other types of everyday professionals. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

street without exit street worker street-legal street-walk street-wise streetage