Definitions

sane

[seyn] / seɪn /

ADJECTIVE

mentally sound; reasonable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

balanced fair-minded healthy intelligent levelheaded logical lucid normal prudent rational sensible sober wise

WEAK

all there both oars in water commonsensical compos mentis discerning fit having all marbles in one's right mind judicious moderate of sound mind oriented playing with full deck right right-minded sagacious sage sapient self-possessed sound steady together well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

foolish irrational stupid unbalanced unintelligent unrealistic unreasonable unwise

WEAK

crazy insane unsound unstable

Example Sentences

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Everyone loves a desert island playlist, and just about everyone fears being the last sane person left on Earth.

From Salon

In a sane country, that guy would be right.

From Salon

In time, I came up with a saner reply: “I’ll keep working,” I’d say, “as long as I can do my job reasonably well.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“I am sane,” he said three times in the transcript.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thankfully, the world is too sane to oblige.

From The Wall Street Journal