Cunning
Cunning noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Street smarts and cunning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Street smarts" instead a noun "Cunning".
Nearby Word: cunningly
Street smarts
Street smarts noun - A shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment.
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Synonyms for Street smarts
Cunning and street smarts are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cunning" instead a noun phrase "Street smarts".
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Related pairs
- dexterity and cunning
- dexterity and street smarts
- cleverness and cunning
- cleverness and street smarts
- sharpness and cunning
- sharpness and street smarts
- astuteness and cunning
- astuteness and street smarts
- shrewdness and cunning
- shrewdness and street smarts
- ingenuity and cunning
- ingenuity and street smarts
- inventiveness and cunning
- inventiveness and street smarts
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