CLEARHEADEDNESS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

clearheadedness

noun

as in lucidity

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Noun

To catch them in a moment of lucidity and bring them to the free clinic already felt like a lucky break.

— Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026
Albert Camus did not believe that lucidity required indifference.

— The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026

Definition of lucidity

Noun

Spinal cord damage, traumatic brain injuries, and internal organ damage may mean months of medical care, lost income, and a long road back to normalcy.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Advocates for victims said that gun violence has ripped any sense of normalcy from families and entire neighborhoods.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of normalcy

Noun

The crimson hue that may have been visible at the height of the eclipse will gradually fade as the crescent of the lunar disk exposed to direct sunlight grows, and normality reasserts itself over the natural satellite.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
By the time the world returned to relative normality, her priorities had shifted.

— Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of normality

Noun

This project might strike you as dystopian and disturbing, or exciting and encouraging – and its ethical soundness comes down to a few key factors, several experts told CNN.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Some states require private schools participating in voucher programs to demonstrate some form of financial soundness.

— Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

Definition of soundness

Noun

Most of the gains occurred during the initial stages of the health emergency when student loan payments were paused.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Thomas Babor, a professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine who studies alcohol addiction, told Time that lighter, more health-conscious drinkers appear to be the ones scaling back.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of health

Noun

Ultimately, the healthfulness of the meal depends on everything on your plate—not just the chicken itself.

— Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 15 Aug. 2026
Protein Bars While protein is a go-to food for weight loss, the healthfulness of protein bars varies significantly.

— Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 4 July 2026

Definition of healthfulness

Noun

Emma’s resistance to the bland wholesomeness of recovery spaces speaks to a familiar cultural trope across media, in films and television shows; that sobriety is where flamboyance goes to die.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
But after seven episodes wearing down the viewer with a bleak perspective, in the season finale, Euphoria pulls itself out of its own somber patterns to reach for grace and mercy in Christian symbolism, American wholesomeness, and the concept of family.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026

Definition of wholesomeness

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