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Nouns (7)

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)

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