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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sagacious |
| Synonyms: | acute, astucious, astute, cagey, canny, clear-sighted, clever, contemplative, discerning, discriminating, educated, enlightened, experienced, farsighted, foxy*, informed, insightful, intelligent, judicious, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, perceptive, reflective, sage, scholarly, sensible, sharp, shrewd, smart, thoughtful, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | worldly-wise |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | experienced in life |
| Synonyms: | aware, cosmopolitan, cultivated, cultured, enlightened, experienced, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, mature, seasoned, sophisticated, urbane, worldly |
| Antonyms: | inexperienced, naïve, simple, unsophisticated |
| Main Entry: | cultivated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cultured |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, civilized, educated, enlightened, learned, polished, refined, sophisticated, urbane |
| Notes: | cultured refers to people and pearls; cultivated refers to mind, tastes, speech, or behavior |
| Main Entry: | liberalistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | liberal |
| Synonyms: | advanced, avant-garde, broad, broad-minded, catholic, enlightened, flexible, free, general, high-minded, humanistic, humanitarian, indulgent, intelligent, interested, latitudinarian, left, lenient, libertarian, loose, magnanimous, permissive, progressive, radical, rational, reasonable, receiving, receptive, reformist, tolerant, unbiased, unbigoted, unconventional, understanding, unorthodox, unprejudiced |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Right. |
| Category: | 1. Moral obligations |
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-adjectives
right, good; just, reasonable; fit; equal, equable, equatable; evenhanded, fair., legitimate, justifiable, rightful; as it should be, as it ought to be; lawful (permitted), (legal) [more]. deserved [more].
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| Antonyms: | wrong |
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| Concept: | Sage. |
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-adjectives
venerable, reverenced, emeritus.
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| Antonyms: | fool |
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