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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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
His blend of compassion and street-smart toughness made the character an enduring television icon throughout the show's 118 episodes.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

Definition of street-smart

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In another shrewd move from Neon, the studio announced that when Oscar season rolls around, Borisov will be running in the lead-actor category and Garfield in supporting alongside Rylance and Barbaro.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
As an adolescent, Winston could hardly have imagined the cascading effect of his shrewd eye for color and clarity.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

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