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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sensible, matter-of-fact |
| Synonyms: | astute, businesslike, commonsense, down-to-earth, earthy, hard, hard-boiled, levelheaded, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prudent, rational, real, reasonable, sane, sensible, shrewd, sober, sound, unfantastic, unidealistic, unromantic, unsentimental, utilitarian |
| Antonyms: | impractical, irrational, unrealistic |
| Main Entry: | reasonable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intelligent, practical |
| Synonyms: | advisable, all there, arguable, believable, cerebral, clear-cut, cognitive, commonsensical, conscious, consequent, consistent, cool*, credible, in one's right mind, judicious, justifiable, levelheaded, logical, perceiving, percipient, plausible, ratiocinative, rational, reasoned, reasoning, reflective, sane, sensible, sober, sound, tenable, thought-out, thoughtful, together*, tolerant, unbiased, unprejudiced, well-advised, wise |
| Antonyms: | implausible, impractical, nonsensical, stupid, unreasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sensible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic, reasonable |
| Synonyms: | all there, astute, attentive, au courant, aware, canny, cognizant, commonsensical, conscious, consequent, conversant, cool*, discerning, discreet, discriminating, down-to-earth, far-sighted, having all one's marbles, in right mind, informed, intelligent, judicious, knowing, logical, matter-of-fact, practical, prudent, rational, sagacious, sage, sane, sentient, shrewd, sober, sound, together, well-reasoned, well-thought-out, wise, witting |
| Notes: | sensible means showing reason or sound judgment; sensitive means responsive to physical stimuli or having the capacity or ability of perceiving with a sense or senses |
| Antonyms: | indiscreet, senseless, unrealistic, unreasonable, unwise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sound |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complete, healthy |
| Synonyms: | alive and kicking, effectual, entire, firm, fit, flawless, hale, hearty, in the pink, intact, perfect, right, right as rain, robust, safe, sane, solid, stable, sturdy, substantial, thorough, total, unblemished, undamaged, undecayed, unhurt, unimpaired, uninjured, up to snuff, vibrant, vigorous, vital, well, well-constructed, whole, wholesome, wrapped tight |
| Antonyms: | incomplete, infirm, unfit, unhealthy, unsound |
| Main Entry: | well |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | healthy |
| Synonyms: | able-bodied, alive and kicking, blooming, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, chipper, fine, fit, flourishing, fresh, great, hale, hardy, hearty, husky, in good health, in the pink, right, right as rain, robust, sane, solid as a rock, sound, strong, strong as an ox, together, trim, up to par, vigorous, whole, wholesome, wrapped tight |
| Notes: | using good as an adverb in place of well ("she dances real good," "he did good") is nonstandard usage - so, it would be best to say "she dances very well," "he did well" well is an adverb to describe an activity; good is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
| Antonyms: | diseased, ill, sick, unhealthy |
| Main Entry: | well-balanced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sensible; equal |
| Synonyms: | all there, astute, aware, cognizant, discriminating, graceful, having all one's marbles, informed, intelligent, knowing, level-headed, logical, mentally stable, practical, proportional, prudent, rational, reasonable, sane, sound, symmetrical, together, well-thought-out, wise |
| Main Entry: | whole |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | healthy |
| Synonyms: | able-bodied, better, cured, fit, hale, healed, hearty, in fine fettle, in good health, recovered, right, robust, sane, sound, strong, well, wholesome |
| Notes: | a hole is an opening or cavity into or through something, while whole means complete, not divided a whole comprises its parts, consists of its parts, and is composed of its parts; parts constitute a whole |
| Antonyms: | hurt, impaired, sick, unhealthy |
| Main Entry: | wholesome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | healthy, decent |
| Synonyms: | all there, beneficial, clean, edifying, ethical, exemplary, fit, good, hale, health-giving, healthful, helpful, honorable, hygienic, in fine feather, in the pink, innocent, invigorating, moral, nice, normal, nourishing, nutritious, nutritive, pure, respectable, restorative, right, righteous, safe, salubrious, salutary, sane, sanitary, sound, strengthening, together, virtuous, well, worthy |
| Antonyms: | bad, impure, indecent, unhealthy, unwholesome |
| Main Entry: | wise |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intelligent, reasonable |
| Synonyms: | astute, aware, calculating, careful, clever, cogitative, contemplative, crafty, cunning, discerning, discreet, educated, enlightened, erudite, experienced, foresighted, grasping, informed, insightful, intuitive, judicious, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, perceptive, perspicacious, politic, prudent, rational, reflective, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, scholarly, sensible, sensing, sharp, shrewd, smart, sophic, sound, tactful, taught, thoughtful, understanding, wary, well-informed, witty |
| Antonyms: | foolish, ignorant, stupid, unintelligent, unreasonable, unwise |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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