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Definitions

sense

[sens] / sɛns /

NOUN

feeling of animate being

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feel impression sensibility sensitivity taste touch

STRONG

faculty function hearing kinesthesia sensation sight smell

Antonyms

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apathy lot

NOUN

awareness, perception

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability appreciation atmosphere aura common sense feel feeling imagination impression insight intelligence judgment knowledge mentality mind recognition sentiment spirit thought understanding wisdom wit

STRONG

brains capacity cleverness cognizance consciousness discernment discrimination gumption intellect intuition premonition presentiment prudence quickness reason reasoning sagacity sanity sharpness smarts soul tact

WEAK

clear-headedness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

being concrete disbelief ignorance inability inanity physicality reality stupidity thing

STRONG

carelessness senselessness

NOUN

point, meaning

Synonyms

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logic matter message significance understanding value

STRONG

acceptation advantage burden core definition drift gist good heart implication import interpretation meat nitty-gritty nuance nub purport purpose reason short signification stuff substance thrust upshot use worth

WEAK

bottom line denotatiton intendment meat and potatoes name of the game nature of the beast nuts and bolts punch line significancy

Antonyms

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insignificance meaninglessness

STRONG

disadvantage exterior exteriority outside surface

VERB

become aware of

Synonyms

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anticipate appreciate believe discern feel grasp notice perceive realize think understand

STRONG

apperceive apprehend catch consider credit deem dig divine hold know observe read savvy suspect

WEAK

be with it catch on catch the drift feel in bones feel in gut get the drift get the idea get the impression get the picture get vibes have a feeling have a hunch pick up take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disbelieve disregard ignore misinterpret miss misunderstand neglect overlook

STRONG

abandon forget let go lose release

WEAK

be numb be unaware

Example Sentences

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Mr. DePalma’s account will leave readers with a sense of what is possible—and what is not—when it comes to lifting students out of difficult circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal

The conversation isn’t fair—but it’s not exactly unfair, if that makes any sense.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s so tempting to try to figure out how to use these tools, and I think it would make sense to try. But I think it should be done with a lot of skepticism.”

From Salon

Palantir helps large organizations sort through their mountains of data and make sense of it using artificial intelligence.

From Barron's

"She was just fantastic, in every sense of the word. If you looked up the definition of mother, that was her, she did everything for those kids."

From BBC

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