Synonyms for savvy
- verb
- noun
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
understand, grasp, get the picture informal, comprehend, dig, compass, apprehend, grok slang
Noun
1. Understanding
Other
Adjective
smart, canny, intelligent, sussed slang
Definitions
- v. 1
To understand.
- n. 1
Shrewdness.
- adj. 1
Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
Related words
- Phrases
- high-tech savvy
Forms
- Past participle
- savvied
e.g. savvied → grasped, comprehended, compassed, apprehended…
Example sentences
- compass By night, polar bears use stars as their compass.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| savvy | rising | |
| compass | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- dig1
- 4 letters
- grok
- 5 letters
- smart1, grasp1, canny2
- 6 letters
- wisdom2, sussed
- 7 letters
- compass2
- 9 letters
- apprehend3, savviness
- 10 letters
- understand3, comprehend3
- 11 letters
- intelligent4, discernment3
- 12 letters
- apprehension4
- 13 letters
- understanding4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (canny2 = 2 syllables).