as in wise
having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge
a critical study featuring an insightful analysis of the novelist's recurring themes
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Recent Examples of insightful
These statements sound insightful, as if someone is doing deep emotional work.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
There’s much talk about unicorns in the dating field in Song’s script, and her film could be called the same — a glossy, good-looking drama veined with humor, introspection and questioning intelligence, driven as much by insightful writing as star charisma.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
While the principles may be familiar to readers, the book’s goal is to offer new and insightful ways of applying these age-old wisdoms.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
Timothy Douglas’s insightful direction supported this reading, squeezing as much characterization as possible out of the seven principals while keeping the action buoyant.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
There’s much talk about unicorns in the dating field in Song’s script, and her film could be called the same — a glossy, good-looking drama veined with humor, introspection and questioning intelligence, driven as much by insightful writing as star charisma.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
While the principles may be familiar to readers, the book’s goal is to offer new and insightful ways of applying these age-old wisdoms.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
Timothy Douglas’s insightful direction supported this reading, squeezing as much characterization as possible out of the seven principals while keeping the action buoyant.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insightful
Adjective
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Washington eventually adopted more sensible approaches that mobilized the resources of key allies, developed a wiser balance between conventional and nuclear tools, and assumed a less confrontational attitude toward Moscow.—
JENNIFER LIND,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Those who are successful in the job market learn how to embrace tradeoffs to make wise choices.—
Michael B. Horn,
Time,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Banning any emulsifiers that might be found to cause serious harm would be prudent, but then foods that contain them would have to be reformulated—a costly, time-consuming endeavor.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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The trade Given these risks, hedging is prudent for investors with significant tech exposure, particularly those concerned about short-term volatility.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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Cho, as the perceptive and generous Jin, distracted from his own family troubles by the sudden flashes of Casey’s bright light, is wise and rejuvenated; disinterested admiration makes this man, who looks to be in his forties, nearly a teen-ager again.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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Lucy is blunt at every turn, often to the point of brutality, but her assessment of the ways in which financial security remains a key dating consideration for even the most independent of women is both keenly perceptive and a personal defense mechanism.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
9 June 2025
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“Insightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insightful. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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