Astute vs Suspicious - What's the difference?
astute | suspicious | Related terms |
quickly and critically discerning
shrewd or crafty
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Arousing suspicion.
Distrustful or tending to suspect.
Expressing suspicion
As adjectives the difference between astute and suspicious
is that astute is quickly and critically discerning while suspicious is arousing suspicion.astute
English
Adjective
(er)Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian , 23 September 2014:
- The best headteachers are like submarine captains – cool-headed, astute decision-makers – who trust their colleagues and surroundings to indicate where their ship is headed.
Synonyms
* crafty, shrewd, wilyDerived terms
* astutely * astutenessAnagrams
* ----suspicious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
- I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.
- She gave me a suspicious look.