Nouns (7)
sympathy
n. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"
agreement
n. the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
intellect, reason
n. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
apprehension, discernment, savvy
n. the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
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Adjectives (4)
tolerant, patient of
adj. showing the capacity for endurance; "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"; "a man patient of distractions"
discerning, insightful
adj. characterized by sympathetic understanding
Fuzzynyms (128)
empathy
n. understanding and entering into another's feelings
conception, concept
n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
feeling, impression, notion, belief
n. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
sensitivity, sensitiveness
n. sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
perception, percept, perceptual experience
n. the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
apprehension, discernment, understanding, savvy
n. the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
tolerance
n. willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
compact, covenant, concordat
n. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
obligation
n. a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
charter
n. a contract to hire or lease transportation
compromise
n. an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"
partnership
n. a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
warrant, guarantee, warranty
n. a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
organization, arrangement, organisation
n. the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"
deal
n. the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
contract
n. a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
convention
n. (diplomacy) an international agreement
accord, treaty, pact
n. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
intelligence, reasonableness, rationality, reason
n. the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"
mind, intellect
n. knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"
brain, brainpower, mentality, wit, mental capacity, learning ability
n. mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
judgment, judgement, sagacity, sagaciousness, discernment
n. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
perception, percept, perceptual experience
n. the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
intelligence
n. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
wisdom, sapience
n. ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
logic
n. reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"
judgment, judgement, mind
n. an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"
position, view, perspective
n. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"
stand, point of view, viewpoint, standpoint
n. a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"
reason
n. a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"
cognition, knowledge
n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
familiarity, acquaintance, conversance, conversancy
n. personal knowledge or information about someone or something
data
n. a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"
information, info
n. a message received and understood
enlightenment
n. education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
culture, acculturation
n. all the knowledge and values shared by a society
learning, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, scholarship
n. profound scholarly knowledge
literacy
n. the ability to read and write
preparation, grooming, training
n. activity leading to skilled behavior
schooling
n. the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage)
steering, guidance, direction
n. the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"
wisdom
n. accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
intelligence
n. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
experience
n. the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"
intelligence, word, news, tidings
n. new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome"
sophistication, edification
n. uplifting enlightenment
education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, educational activity
n. the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"
gumption, sense, good sense, common sense, horse sense, mother wit
n. sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
perspicacity, astuteness, shrewdness, perspicaciousness
n. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
perception
n. the process of perceiving
sensitivity, sensitiveness
n. sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
perception, percept, perceptual experience
n. the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
sympathy, understanding
n. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"
Synonyms (23)
diligent, persevering
adj. quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business"
long-suffering, forbearing, enduring, longanimous, meek
adj. "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife"; "seemly and forbearing ... yet strong enough to resist aggression"
unhurried
adj. capable of accepting delay with equanimity; "was unhurried with the small children"
sharp, acute, keen, piercing, discriminating, incisive, penetrating, penetrative
adj. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
apperceptive
adj. able to relate new percepts to past experience
observant, observing
adj. quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
sharp-eyed, quick-sighted, sharp-sighted
adj. keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the faults of the time"- Leonard Bacon
subtle
adj. able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind"
Antonyms (0)
understanding
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