STREETWISE Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

streetwise

adjective

Definition of streetwise

as in street-smart

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Recent Examples of streetwise Those exchanges gave Gout permission to pepper the screenplay with personal details and sharpen the dialogue of the Latino characters with streetwise Mexican modismos. — Sergio Burstein, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021 The quintessential scene pits Levee’s streetwise blasphemy against the religious Cutler (Colman Domingo). — Armond White, National Review, 1 Jan. 2021 The newspaperman and author specialized in streetwise tales of New York City. — oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2020 Our conscious experience is assembled on the fly as our brains respond to constantly changing inputs, calculate potential courses of action, and execute responses like a streetwise kid. — Michael S Gazzaniga, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2012 See All Example Sentences for streetwise

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Emmy-winning Tatiana Maslany stars as Sarah Manning, an outsider and street-smart chameleon who witnesses the suicide of a woman who looks just like her.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
The city of Wickhills is protected by Seaborne, an intelligence agency that hires street-smart types like Vycol Ferec on top-secret missions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of street-smart

Adjective

At times, Zukenee’s chameleonic range and ironic language can feel like a shrewd substitute for vulnerability.

— Narsimha Gour Chintaluri, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Atlanta general manager Dan Padover built the Dream into a title contender through shrewd trades, a little bit of luck and patience from the team's ownership group.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

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