1
as in insight
the ability to understand inner qualities or relationships
the author's keen perceptiveness allows her some unique insights into the lives of real-life heroes
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as in sensitivity
the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences
a drama critic who was much respected for the perceptiveness of his critical observations
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Recent Examples of perceptiveness
There is no denying her perceptiveness, and her contemporaneous letters to her husband’s successor, Andrew Johnson—mostly attempts to secure positions for Lincoln loyalists—do not suggest a woman mentally finished off by yet more grief and loss.
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Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The future will favor perceptiveness.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
But what the rest of the league isn’t factoring in is the perceptiveness of one of the game’s all-time great players.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The future will favor perceptiveness.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
But what the rest of the league isn’t factoring in is the perceptiveness of one of the game’s all-time great players.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceptiveness
Noun
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Scientists may have problem-solving skills, insight and knowledge in abundance.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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And in a bizarre flash of insight this Windy City denizen created one of the great warm weather whiskey drinks of our time.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
20 June 2026
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Loznitsa and Mutu, who was born in what was back in the day the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, have worked together on several films, and the director explains why and how the director of photography’s sensitivities fit his first film so well.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Throughout the trial, the scientists monitored a wide variety of physiological factors, including the animals' weight, glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, hormone levels, internal inflammation and the specific composition of their gut bacteria.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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“Perceptiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceptiveness. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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