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Adjectives (7)
sensible
adj. emotionally aware
sensible
adj. readily perceived by the senses; "the sensible universe"; "a sensible odor"
sensible
adj. able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin"
judicious
adj. proceeding from good judgment
judicious
adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
reasonable
adj. showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"
thoughtful
adj. acting with or showing thought and good sense; "a sensible young man"
Fuzzynyms (85)
wise
adj. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
judicious, sensible
adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
judicious
adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
expedient, shrewd, worldly-wise
adj. appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
perspicacious, sagacious, sapient
adj. 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"
sharp, astute, shrewd
adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"
cunning, clever, cagey, cagy, canny
adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
utilitarian
adj. having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain utilitarian kitchenware"
sensible, reasonable
adj. showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"
wise
adj. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
judicious
adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
judicious, sensible
adj. proceeding from good judgment
expedient, shrewd, worldly-wise
adj. appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
cautious, careful
adj. showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"
hawk-eyed, open-eyed, unsleeping, vigilant, wary, watchful, Argus-eyed
adj. carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"
foresighted, foresightful, forehanded, farseeing, farsighted, longsighted
adj. planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
sound, healthy, intelligent, levelheaded
adj. exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
foresighted, foresightful, prescient
adj. perceiving the significance of events before they occur; "extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations"-R.H.Rovere
perspicacious, sagacious, sapient
adj. 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"
sharp, astute, shrewd
adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"
cunning, clever, cagey, cagy, canny
adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
wary, watchful, cagey, cagy, chary
adj. characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor"
utilitarian
adj. having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain utilitarian kitchenware"
sensible, reasonable
adj. showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"
rational, reasonable
adj. marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy"
legitimate, logical
adj. based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"
legitimate
adj. of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
accredited, commissioned, licensed, licenced
adj. given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative"
sane
adj. mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"
balanced
adj. being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers"
utilitarian
adj. having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain utilitarian kitchenware"
judicious, sensible
adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
judicious, sensible
adj. proceeding from good judgment
Synonyms (40)
alive to, awake to
adj. acutely aware
cognizant, cognisant, cognizant of
adj. (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"
conscious, aware of
adj. knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts; "remained conscious during the operation"; "conscious of his faults"; "became conscious that he was being followed"
noticeable, detectable
adj. capable of being detected; "after a noticeable pause the lecturer continued"
discernible, discernable, distinguishable, discriminable
adj. capable of being perceived clearly; "an essay with a meaning that was not always discernible"
palpable
adj. can be felt by palpation; "a palpable tumor"
perceivable
adj. capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing; "perceivable through the mist"
recognizable
adj. easily perceived; easy to become aware of; "this situation produces recognizable stress symptoms"
aware
adj. aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists"
conscious
adj. knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts; "remained conscious during the operation"; "conscious of his faults"; "became conscious that he was being followed"
sensitive
adj. responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"
recommended, suggested
adj. mentioned as worthy of acceptance; "the recommended medicine"; "the suggested course of study"
discreet, circumspect
adj. heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"
provident
adj. careful in regard to your own interests; "the prudent use and development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident"
prudential
adj. arising from or characterized by prudence especially in business matters; "he abstained partly for prudential reasons"
fair, just
adj. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
logical
adj. capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind"
rational
adj. consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"
valid
adj. well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"; "a valid license"
earnest, sincere, in earnest
adj. characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"
grave, sedate, sober, solemn
adj. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
overserious
adj. excessively serious
real
adj. not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
sobering
adj. tending to make sober or more serious; "the news had a sobering effect"
Antonyms (31)
unaware
adj. (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known"
insensible
adj. incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth"
unaware
adj. (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known"
foolish
adj. devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
imprudent
adj. not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger
foolish
adj. devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
unreasonable
adj. not reasonable; not showing good judgment
illogical, unlogical
adj. lacking in correct logical relation
insane
adj. afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
irrational
adj. not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"
senseless, mindless, reasonless
adj. not marked by the use of reason; "mindless violence"; "reasonless hostility"; "a senseless act"
sick, crazy, disturbed, mad, distracted, unbalanced, brainsick, demented, unhinged
adj. affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
undue, extraordinary, unreasonable, excessive, inordinate
adj. beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
lunatic, moonstruck
adj. insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
expensive
adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
sensible
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