INSIGHT Synonyms
10 hypernyms for insight. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for INSIGHT
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| discernment | noun n | |||||
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 | ||||||
| perception | noun n | |||||
noun • the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept • a way of conceiving something • the process of perceiving • knowledge gained by perceiving • becoming aware of something via the senses | ||||||
| appreciation | noun n | |||||
noun • understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something • delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) • an expression of gratitude • a favorable judgment • an increase in price or value | ||||||
| awareness | noun n | |||||
noun • having knowledge of • state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness | ||||||
| comprehension | noun n | |||||
noun • an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) • the relation of comprising something | ||||||
| intelligence | noun n | |||||
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 | noun n | |||||
noun • the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | ||||||
| realization | noun n | |||||
noun • coming to understand something clearly and distinctly • making real or giving the appearance of reality • a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer • a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained • the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer • something that is made real or concrete | ||||||
| understanding | noun n | |||||
noun • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises • an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination adjective satellite • characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy | ||||||
| wisdom | noun n | |||||
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 | ||||||
| brainstorm | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation verb • try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it | ||||||
| brainwave | noun n | |||||
noun • (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph • the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation | ||||||
| perceptiveness | noun n | |||||
noun • a feeling of understanding • delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) • perception of that which is obscure • the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding | ||||||
| perceptivity | noun n | |||||
noun • a feeling of understanding | ||||||
| sixth sense | noun n | |||||
noun • grasping the inner nature of things intuitively | ||||||