Definition of insightful
:exhibiting or characterized by insight
- insightful criticism
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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
Recent Examples of insightful from the Web
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Danny, feeling cheated of glory, babbles nonsense that makes us wonder how such a racist could have written a compassionate, insightful play about black characters.
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ESPN2 was a feast of smart analysis and speculation Tuesday afternoon with a group led by Karl Ravech, Buster Olney, Tim Kurkjian, Keith Law and former star player Mark Teixeira (who is a TV novice but a very articulate and insightful natural).
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In other words, my mind was free to engage in the task at hand, self-assuredly leading a fun, insightful conversation.
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As Safdar writes, no one knows … and some of the weasely men in this piece give me the creeps. c. Story of the Week II: Insightful work by Jeffrey Toobin of the New Yorker on the connection between the president and the National Enquirer.
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Oddly, though, one of the most insightful treatments of anorexia in film embraces the exact same kitsch that characterizes many of those Lifetime movies.
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A rare, intelligent dramedy with a big heart and insightful cross-cultural soul.
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Beyond the shows themselves, Billboard and Ford will bring you closer to the artists involved with insightful exclusive interviews, videos and Spotify playlists.
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This funny, insightful film explores the complex relationship that some gay men have with their voices.
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First Known Use of insightful
1907
insightful Synonyms
Synonyms
discerning, wise, perceptive, prudent, sagacious, sage, sapientAntonyms
unperceptive, unwiseRelated Words
acute, penetrating, percipient, perspicacious; experienced; discriminating, discriminative; brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, intelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, smart; cerebral, erudite, knowledgeable, learned, literate, scholarly; astute, clearheaded, piercing, sharp, shrewd; contemplative, reflective, thoughtfulNear Antonyms
dense, dull, obtuse, purblind, woodenheaded; brainless, dumb, feebleminded, foolish, idiotic (also idiotical), imbecile (or imbecilic), knuckleheaded, moronic, silly, simple, slow, slow-witted, stupid, thoughtless, unintelligent, witless; undiscriminatingINSIGHTFUL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of insightful for English Language Learners
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: having or showing a very clear understanding of something : having or showing insight
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