Artifice
Artifice noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: using their artifice, the Greeks crafted a hollow wooden horse to hide inside and thereby gained entry into the city of Troy
Shrewdness and artifice are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shrewdness" instead a noun "Artifice".
Nearby Words: artificial, artificer
Shrewdness
Shrewdness noun - Exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters.
Usage example: a woman with the thick-skinned shrewdness to survive in a tough business
Artifice and shrewdness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Artifice" instead a noun "Shrewdness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ability and artifice
- ability and shrewdness
- skill and artifice
- skill and shrewdness
- subtlety and artifice
- subtlety and shrewdness
- finesse and artifice
- finesse and shrewdness
- adroitness and artifice
- adroitness and shrewdness
- art and artifice
- art and shrewdness
- cunning and artifice
- cunning and shrewdness
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