perspicacious having a ready insight into and understanding of things. "it offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter" synonyms: discerning, shrewd, perceptive, astute, penetrating, observant, percipient, sharp-witted, sharp, smart, alert, clear-sighted, farsighted, acute, clever, canny, intelligent, insightful, wise, sage, sensitive, intuitive, under standing, aware, discriminating; More