is similar to
characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
"clear mind"; "a percipient author"
is similar to
mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
"too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument"
is similar to
perceiving the significance of events before they occur
"extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations"-R.H.Rovere
see also
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
"a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"
see also
showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
"the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"