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Definition of astute : Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty.

Synonyms:

conniving, savvy, abrupt, calculative, ability, knifelike, penetrative, discerning, subtile, incisive, tart, clear-sighted, needlelike, crisp, acuate, piercing, penetrating, sharp-worded, shrill, study atshrewd, precipitous, discriminating, cagey, acute, keen, careful

skillful, slick, calculating, devious, scheming, designing, serpentine, masterly, feline, smooth, masterful, snaky, wary, slippery

aware, apprised, feeling, conscious, observant, mindful, sensory, perceptive, attentive, cognizant, responsive, sentient, appreciative, familiar with, sensitive

encyclopedic, capable, knowing, intellectual, cogent, bright, perspicacious, gifted, profound, sagacious, wise, worldly, comprehending, genius, erudite, brainy, knowledgeable

insightful, instinctual, intuitive, instinctive, far-sighted

funny, canny, dry, ingenious, facetious, subtle, smart, brilliant, waggish, sparkling, foxy, wily, tricky, shrewd, pithy, clever, sarcastic, urbane, witty, adroit, crafty, pointed, intelligent, sharp, scintillating, inventive, joking, comical, quick-witted, deft, cunning, quick, sophisticated, sly, resourceful, artful, jocular, scurrilous, droll

Usage examples:

• No one realized better than this suave and astute diplomatist that the bonds which still held together the three nations were about to break. - "Italy at War and the Allies in the West", E. Alexander Powell.
• You, my astute Fairfax, are interested in the man, not because you want to save him from her, but because he has done a little something which he should not have done elsewhere. - "My Strangest Case", Guy Boothby.
• The aim of the Czar and of Kaulbars now was to render all government impossible; but they had to deal with a man far more resolute and astute than Prince Alexander. - "The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)", John Holland Rose.