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
This insightful book profiles the writers Austen herself read and loved and recounts Romney’s experience reading them, finding rare copies of their works and drawing on connections between their words and Austen’s.
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Carson's passion for neuroscience, insightful questions, and enthusiasm for learning inspire his classmates and enrich every discussion.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The screenplay features sharp dialogue filled with insightful observations about showbiz and emphasizes the lives of those around Kelly, especially Ron, depicted with a mix of heartfelt vulnerability and steady strength, serving as the anchor who helps Kelly navigate his challenges.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2025
Whether any individual contribution was cruel or caring, insightful or stupid, that didn’t matter.
—Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Carson's passion for neuroscience, insightful questions, and enthusiasm for learning inspire his classmates and enrich every discussion.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The screenplay features sharp dialogue filled with insightful observations about showbiz and emphasizes the lives of those around Kelly, especially Ron, depicted with a mix of heartfelt vulnerability and steady strength, serving as the anchor who helps Kelly navigate his challenges.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2025
Whether any individual contribution was cruel or caring, insightful or stupid, that didn’t matter.
—Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insightful
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Or similarly, users pointing out that the Ratliff children, when seated three abreast, resemble the three wise monkeys of see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
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Up in the balcony, even Statler and Waldorf have stopped cracking wise.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The prudent way forward ought then to be to read today’s many swirling war stories with greater acuity—or even to learn how to write an altogether different story.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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This aligns with research showing that rural social identity predicts skepticism of external experts, illustrating a rural orientation toward prudent distrust.—
Scott R. Schell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Dark Renaissance is beautifully written and frequently perceptive about Marlowe’s work and times, but Greenblatt’s investment in making myth over documenting history becomes more of a problem as the book progresses.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Graham’s script is especially perceptive on the ideological clash between Thatcherism and the left.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Insightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insightful. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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