sagacious

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/səˈɡeɪʃəs/

adjective

Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.

Similar
astuteclairvoyantfroodperspicacioussapientwisepolitic
OriginLatin sagāx →
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Meanings

adjectivesagacious (comparative more sagacious, superlative most sagacious)

comparative more sagacious · superlative most sagacious

  1. formalHaving or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.

    I resort, once again, to a sagacious adage from Justice Scalia […]

    2020 July 10, Ben Williams, “The U.S. Supreme Court and sexual orientation”, in The Mississippi Business Journal

    Synonyms: astute, clairvoyant, frood

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.

Similar
astuteclairvoyantfrood

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveacutely insightful and wise

Similar
perspicacioussapientwise

adjectiveskillful in statecraft or management

Similar
politic
Also see
brightfarsightedingeniousintelligentjudiciousperspicaciouspoliticprudentsapientsharp as a tacksubtlewise

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsagāx
  2. Englishsagacious

Coined between 1600 and 1610. Borrowed from Latin sagāx, + -acious.

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Translations

Ancient Greek πυκνός
  • πυκνός (puknós)having or showing keen discernment
Bulgarian проницателен, прозорлив
  • проницателен (pronicatelen)having or showing keen discernment
  • прозорлив (prozorliv)having or showing keen discernment
  • съобразителен (săobrazitelen)having or showing keen discernment
Catalan sagaç
  • sagaçhaving or showing keen discernment
Dutch scherpzinnig, schrander
  • scherpzinnighaving or showing keen discernment
  • schranderhaving or showing keen discernment
Esperanto sagaca
  • sagacahaving or showing keen discernment
Finnish viisas, terävänäköinen
  • viisashaving or showing keen discernment
  • terävänäköinenhaving or showing keen discernment
French sagace
  • sagacehaving or showing keen discernment
German klug, scharfsinnig
  • klughaving or showing keen discernment
  • scharfsinnighaving or showing keen discernment
  • weisehaving or showing keen discernment
Hindi विचक्षण
  • विचक्षण (vicakṣaṇ)having or showing keen discernment
Irish críonna, fáidhiúil
  • críonnahaving or showing keen discernment
  • fáidhiúilhaving or showing keen discernment
Italian sagace
  • sagacehaving or showing keen discernment
Latin sagax, cordātus
  • sagaxhaving or showing keen discernment
  • cordātushaving or showing keen discernment
Polish roztropny
  • roztropnyhaving or showing keen discernment
Portuguese sagaz
  • sagazhaving or showing keen discernment
Russian проница́тельный
  • проница́тельный (pronicátelʹnyj)having or showing keen discernment
Spanish sagaz
  • sagazhaving or showing keen discernment
Thai เฉียบแหลม
  • เฉียบแหลมhaving or showing keen discernment

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sagacious

spacioustenaciousgraciousgaseouscretaceousherbaceousaudaciousefficaciousvoraciousvivaciousfallaciouscarbonaceoussebaceousvexatiousflirtatiouscurvaceousostentatioussalaciousrapaciouscapaciouspugnaciousloquaciousmendaciousungracious
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Cite this entry
APA

sagacious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sagacious

MLA

“sagacious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sagacious. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sagacious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sagacious.

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