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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | common sense |
| Synonyms: | good sense, gumption, levelheadedness, plain sense, savvy, understanding |
| Main Entry: | gumption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nerve, initiative |
| Synonyms: | ability, acumen, astuteness, cleverness, commonsense, discernment, enterprise, get-up-and-go, good sense, horse sense, industry, judgment, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, resourcefulness, sagaciousness, sagacity, savvy, sense, shrewdness, spirit, wisdom, wit |
| Antonyms: | cowardice, naivety |
| Main Entry: | tact |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | finesse, thoughtfulness |
| Synonyms: | acumen, acuteness, address, adroitness, amenity, aptness, care, common sense, consideration, control, courtesy, delicacy, delicatesse, diplomacy, discernment, discretion, discrimination, gallantry, good taste, head, horse sense, intelligence, judgment, penetration, perception, perspicacity, poise, policy, politicness, presence, prudence, refinement, repose, savoir faire, sensitivity, skill, smoothness, suavity, subtlety, tactfulness, understanding, urbanity |
| Antonyms: | carelessness, indiscretion, tactlessness, thoughtlessness |
| Main Entry: | soundness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | healthiness |
| Synonyms: | correctness, durability, heartiness, horse sense, integrality, integrity, levelheadedness, solidarity, solidity, solvency, stability, strength, truth, weight, wit |
| Antonyms: | unhealthiness, unsoundness |
| Main Entry: | wisdom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insight, common sense |
| Synonyms: | acumen, astuteness, balance, brains, caution, circumspection, clear thinking, comprehension, discernment, discrimination, enlightenment, erudition, experience, foresight, good judgment, gumption*, horse sense, information, intelligence, judgment, judiciousness, knowledge, learning, pansophy, penetration, perspicacity, poise, practicality, prudence, reason, sagacity, sageness, sanity, sapience, savoir faire, savvy*, shrewdness, solidity, sophistication, stability, understanding |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, stupidity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | practicality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | concern with actual use |
| Synonyms: | common sense, gumption, horse sense |
| Antonyms: | impracticality |
| Main Entry: | profundity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wisdom |
| Synonyms: | acumen, astuteness, balance, brains, caution, circumspection, clear thinking, comprehension, depth, discernment, discrimination, enlightenment, erudition, experience, foresight, good judgment, gumption*, horse sense, information, insight, intelligence, judgment, judiciousness, knowledge, learning, pansophy, penetration, perspicacity, poise, practicality, prudence, reason, sagaciousness, sagacity, sageness, sanity, sapience, savoir faire, savvy*, shrewdness, solidity, sophistication, stability, understanding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sagaciousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wisdom |
| Synonyms: | acumen, astuteness, balance, brains, caution, circumspection, clear thinking, comprehension, discernment, discrimination, enlightenment, erudition, experience, foresight, good judgment, gumption*, horse sense, information, insight, intelligence, judgment, judiciousness, knowledge, learning, pansophy, penetration, perspicacity, poise, practicality, profundity, prudence, reason, sagacity, sageness, sanity, sapience, savoir faire, savvy*, shrewdness, solidity, sophistication, stability, understanding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sageness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wisdom |
| Synonyms: | acumen, astuteness, balance, brains, caution, circumspection, clear thinking, comprehension, discernment, discrimination, enlightenment, erudition, experience, foresight, good judgment, gumption*, horse sense, information, insight, intelligence, judgment, judiciousness, knowledge, learning, pansophy, penetration, perspicacity, poise, practicality, profundity, prudence, reason, sagaciousness, sagacity, sanity, sapience, savoir faire, savvy*, shrewdness, solidity, sophistication, stability, understanding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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