Antonyms of adj sagacious

2 senses of sagacious

Sense 1
perspicacious, sagacious, sapient -- (acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators")

INDIRECT (VIA wise) -> foolish -- (devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision")

Sense 2
sagacious -- (skillful in statecraft or management; "an astute and sagacious statesman")

INDIRECT (VIA politic) -> impolitic -- (not politic; "an impolitic approach to a sensitive issue")

Similarity of adj sagacious

2 senses of sagacious

Sense 1
perspicacious, sagacious, sapient -- (acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators")
       => wise (vs. foolish) -- (having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment")

Sense 2
sagacious -- (skillful in statecraft or management; "an astute and sagacious statesman")
       => politic (vs. impolitic) -- (marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply")

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