Canny

//ˈkæni//

Synonyms for "canny" (146 found)

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Translations

33 translations across 12 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries
  • внимателен adj (careful, prudent, cautious)
  • ловък adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)
  • предпазлив adj (careful, prudent, cautious)
  • хитър adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)

Czech

4 entries
  • chytrý adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)
  • mazaný adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)
  • opatrný adj (careful, prudent, cautious)
  • prohnaný adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)

Dutch

1 entries
  • heel adv (very, much)

Finnish

1 entries
  • varovainen adj (careful, prudent, cautious)

French

3 entries
  • astucieux adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)
  • prudent adj (careful, prudent, cautious)
  • rusé adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)

German

4 entries
  • pfiffig adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)
  • schlau adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)
  • verschmitzt adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)
  • vorsichtig adj (careful, prudent, cautious)

Māori

2 entries
  • ihumanea adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)
  • matawhāiti adj (careful, prudent, cautious)

Polish

2 entries
  • obrotny adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)
  • sprytny adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)

Romanian

4 entries
  • cunoscător adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)
  • experimentat adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)
  • priceput adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)
  • prudent adj (careful, prudent, cautious)

Russian

2 entries
  • осмотрительный adj (careful, prudent, cautious)
  • осторо́жный adj (careful, prudent, cautious)

Spanish

2 entries
  • astuto adj (knowing, shrewd, astute)
  • cauteloso adj (careful, prudent, cautious)

Swedish

1 entries
  • försiktig adj (careful, prudent, cautious)

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

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The canny entrepreneur realized that the ballistic missiles, which had once carried nuclear weapons and which the former enemies no longer needed, could easily be converted to civilian rockets for the peaceful exploration of space.

Source: tatoeba (5379847)

The canny one, or so I think, holds their tongue and sups their drink.

Source: tatoeba (10361211)

A canny one, I do contend, simply tips their glass on end.

Source: tatoeba (10361212)

He was a skilled strategist and canny political operator.

Source: tatoeba (10667582)

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