clearheaded

adjective

ˈklir-ˌhe-dəd How to pronounce clearheaded (audio)
Definition of clearheadednext
1
as in lucid
having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions waited until she was clearheaded to make the decision

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2
as in sober
not having one's mind affected by alcohol woke up clearheaded and alert the next morning

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Recent Examples of clearheaded Such detachment was meant to allow for accurate diagnoses and clearheaded decision-making. — Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 In just 60 seconds, most people feel calmer, more clearheaded and more energized. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025 The extremely clearheaded way Pistorius describes an experience that, thankfully, almost none of us will ever go through is what lends so much power to Ghost Boy’s narrative. — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025 Delta 8 has a lower psychotropic potency than delta-nine and produces more clearheaded effects. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for clearheaded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearheaded
  1. lucid
  2. sober
  3. stable
  4. normal
  5. rational
  6. sane
  7. balanced
Adjective
  • The songs are lucid and explicit, delivered with the gravitas of someone whose world has just changed forever.
    — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
  • With all of this plot packed into the narrative, and much more, Nolan does a reasonably good job of keeping things lucid.
    — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026
Definition of lucid
Adjective
  • Radke got sober in January 2021 after having an alcohol and cocaine addiction.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • Safford James Wolfson, 36, ran a sober living and adult care facility in Rancho Palos Verdes with his 61-year-old mother, Angela Caprioli, per Linkedin.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of sober
Adjective
  • The other patients -- a male child, a 23-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman -- are in stable condition, according to the hospital.
    — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 27 July 2026
  • Miami’s German Berterame was hospitalized after landing on his head from an in-air collision and appearing to lose consciousness, but is said to now be stable and undergoing tests.
    — Greg Cote July 26, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026
Definition of stable
Adjective
  • That matters because if the public and investors start to doubt inflation will get back to normal, workers would likely demand major wage hikes and companies would preemptively raise prices.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • There was an intervention with a client to navigate a relationship dynamic, and a lifestyle decision was outside of my normal coaching repertoire.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of normal
Adjective
  • His research now reveals revenge operates like an addiction in the brain, activating craving and reward centers while silencing rational thought.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The pair’s mysterious interactions in the early chapters give way to a series of parables of doubt and belief, in which a rational character is confronted by an irrational event—and immediately convinced of its absolute truth.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of rational
Adjective
  • Plenty of sane people on both sides of the aisle have voiced their displeasure with biological men invading female spaces, so to paint this as a fringe right crusade is disingenuous.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
  • Those flows then fell precipitously to levels too low for most sane boaters.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 16 July 2026
Definition of sane
Adjective
  • Ideally, Sammis will ask less of Craig than Briles did of Hoover and TCU will have its most balanced offense since 2022.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
  • While some of the options flows are getting more balanced between bulls and bears, the biggest single SpaceX trades of the day on Monday were neutral to bullish.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 28 July 2026
Definition of balanced

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“Clearheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearheaded. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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