COMMON SENSE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase common sense. (close relations)
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| astuteness | nounn | |||||
noun • intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) • the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas | ||||||
| discernment | nounn | |||||
noun • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) • perception of that which is obscure • the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations • the trait of judging wisely and objectively | ||||||
| insight | nounn | |||||
noun • clear or deep perception of a situation • a feeling of understanding • the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation • grasping the inner nature of things intuitively | ||||||
| intelligence | nounn | |||||
noun • the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience • a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy • secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy) • information about recent and important events • the operation of gathering information about an enemy | ||||||
| knowledge | nounn | |||||
noun • the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | ||||||
| logic | nounn | |||||
noun • the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference • reasoned and reasonable judgment • the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation • the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations • a system of reasoning | ||||||
| practicality | nounn | |||||
noun • concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities | ||||||
| prudence | nounn | |||||
noun • discretion in practical affairs • knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress | ||||||
| reason | nounn | |||||
noun • a rational motive for a belief or action • an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination • the state of having good sense and sound judgment • a justification for something existing or happening • a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion verb • decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion • present reasons and arguments • think logically | ||||||
| sagacity | nounn | |||||
noun • the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations • the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating | ||||||
| wisdom | nounn | |||||
noun • accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment • an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC • the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight • ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight • the quality of being prudent and sensible | ||||||
| sound judgment | ||||||
noun • the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions | ||||||
| gumption | nounn | |||||
noun • sound practical judgment • fortitude and determination | ||||||
| sense | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a general conscious awareness • the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted • the faculty through which the external world is apprehended • sound practical judgment • a natural appreciation or ability verb • perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles • detect some circumstance or entity automatically • become aware of not through the senses but instinctively • discern | ||||||
| good sense | nounn | |||||
noun • sound practical judgment | ||||||
| horse sense | nounn | |||||
noun • sound practical judgment | ||||||
| mother wit | nounn | |||||
noun • sound practical judgment | ||||||
