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insight
Synonyms and Antonyms of insight
the ability to understand inner qualities or relationships
acuity, acumen, astuteness, clear-sightedness, keenness, penetration, percipience, perspicacity, sensitivity, understanding
appreciation, apprehension, comprehension, grasp
brain(s), braininess, brightness, brilliance, canniness, cleverness, gray matter, intellect, intelligence, judgment (or judgement), mentality, power, reason, sense, smartness, wit
discrimination, foresight, foresightedness, judiciousness, prudence, sanity
Synonym Discussion of insight
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- the discernment to know true friends
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- the discrimination that develops through listening to a lot of great music
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- a novelist of keen perception into human motives
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- lacks the penetration to see the scorn beneath their friendly smiles
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- a documentary providing insight into the plight of the homeless
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- a director of reliable box-office acumen
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