street-smart

adjective

Definition of street-smartnext
as in streetwise

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Recent Examples of street-smart The result is a perfectly balanced look that feels effortless, chic, and completely street-smart. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026 Tyler Perry loves his broad comedies, many revolving around his most enduring character, Madea, the blunt, street-smart, occasionally violent grandmother with a heart of gold. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 20 Feb. 2026 Again, book-smart, not street-smart. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Since the film is a little over 90 minutes, our street-smart detective, who has relied on his gut and the terrifyingly invasive AI tools throughout the trial, is finally liberated from the chair in the third act, as the twisty-turny tale morphs into an attack on Mercy itself. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for street-smart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for street-smart
  1. streetwise
  2. shrewd
Adjective
  • Johansson spends the movie in an unfortunate blonde wig and glasses, with a thick Long Island accent, as the wife to Teller’s non-streetwise suburban dad, who unwittingly puts a target on his family’s back.
    — Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
  • The arrangements are streetwise.
    — Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of streetwise
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  • On top of the good statistical showing, Willis made a number of shrewd plays such as sliding inbounds in the final two minutes of the first half to keep the clock running.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Their rosters are the products of shrewd trades and rigorous international scouting, wise draft picks that paid dividends years after they were made.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of shrewd

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