insightful
adjective
in·sight·ful
ˈin-ˌsīt-fəl 
in-ˈsīt-
in-ˈsīt-
: exhibiting or characterized by insight
insightful criticism
insightfully
adverb
Examples of insightful in a Sentence
Her analysis of the problem was very insightful.
a critical study featuring an insightful analysis of the novelist's recurring themes
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For many families, this overwhelming process has become clear, insightful, and even comforting.
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The brain has always been central to the most insightful thinking on warfare, whether that’s ancient China’s Sun Tzu, who prized deception and self-knowledge, or early 19th-century Prussia’s Carl von Clausewitz, for whom war was a clash of wills.
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Cleverly playing with taboo, Iglesias’s debut proves an insightful, captivating look into the darker corners of grief through the familiar lens of a coming-of-age narrative.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
For many families, this overwhelming process has become clear, insightful, and even comforting.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
The brain has always been central to the most insightful thinking on warfare, whether that’s ancient China’s Sun Tzu, who prized deception and self-knowledge, or early 19th-century Prussia’s Carl von Clausewitz, for whom war was a clash of wills.
—Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
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insightful
adjective
in·sight·ful
ˈin-ˌsīt-fəl
in-ˈ
in-ˈ
: exhibiting or characterized by insight
insightful behavior
insightfully
adverb
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