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judiciousness
[joo-dish-uhs] 
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discretion
[dih-skresh-uhn]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | caution, judgment |
| Synonyms: | acumen, attention, calculation, canniness, care, carefulness, chariness, circumspection, concern, considerateness, consideration, deliberation, diplomacy, discernment, discrimination, foresight, forethought, good sense, gumption, heed, heedfulness, judiciousness, maturity, observation, perspicacity, precaution, presence of mind, providence, prudence, responsibility, sagacity, sense, shrewdness, solicitude, tact, thoughtfulness, vigilance, wariness, warning, watchfulness, wisdom |
| Antonyms: | carelessness, indiscretion, thoughtlessness |
| Main Entry: | moderation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | temperance |
| Synonyms: | balance, calmness, composure, constraint, coolness, dispassionateness, equanimity, fairness, forbearance, golden mean, judiciousness, justice, justness, lenity, measure, mildness, moderateness, patience, poise, quiet, reasonableness, restraint, sedateness, sedation, sobriety, steadiness, toleration |
| Antonyms: | extreme, indulgence, intemperance, intensity, outrageousness, severity, unlimitedness, violence, wildness |
| Main Entry: | sanity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental health; soundness of judgment |
| Synonyms: | acumen, balance, clear mind, common sense, comprehension, good judgment, healthy mind, intelligence, judiciousness, levelheadedness, lucidity, lucidness, marbles, normality, prudence, rationality, reason, reasonableness, right mind, sagacity, saneness, sense, sound mind, soundness, stability, understanding, wit |
| Antonyms: | craziness, insanity, instability, madness, 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: | prudence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | caution |
| Synonyms: | austerity, calculation, care, carefulness, circumspection, concern, conservation, conservatism, considerateness, coolness, deliberation, diligence, discretion, economy, foresight, forethought, frugality, heed, heedfulness, judgment, judiciousness, precaution, providence, reasoning, sagacity, tact, vigilance, watchfulness, wisdom |
| Antonyms: | carelessness, disregard, imprudence, rashness, recklessness |
| Main Entry: | prudence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | carefulness |
| Synonyms: | calculation, canniness, caution, cautiousness, circumspection, discretion, economy, foresight, forethought, frugality, judiciousness, moderation, providence, restraint, sense, sophrosyne, temperance, thrift, vigilance, wisdom |
| Antonyms: | recklessness |
| Main Entry: | lucidness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sanity |
| Synonyms: | acumen, balance, clear mind, common sense, comprehension, good judgment, healthy mind, intelligence, judiciousness, levelheadedness, lucidity, marbles, mind, normality, prudence, rationality, reason, reasonableness, right mind, sagacity, saneness, sense, sound mind, soundness, stability, understanding, wit |
| Main Entry: | moderateness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | moderation |
| Synonyms: | balance, calmness, composure, constraint, coolness, dispassionateness, equanimity, fairness, forbearance, golden mean, judiciousness, justice, justness, lenity, measure, mildness, patience, poise, quiet, reasonableness, restraint, sedateness, sedation, sobriety, steadiness, temperance, toleration |
| 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
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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