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
Achane, the fastest-talking player on the team as well as possibly the fastest in the 40-yard dash, is always insightful.
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Made when Dunham was in her early 20s, the film is a deadly accurate portrait of post-collegiate ennui, shot partly in her parents’ NYC apartment, and remains fresh and startlingly insightful.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Since the world is complex, messy and nuanced, interviewers may need to change their initial questions or add new ones to collect insightful data.
—Ankolika De, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
Song and Hua decided Tudose’s proof was more general and insightful than ChatGPT’s.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Made when Dunham was in her early 20s, the film is a deadly accurate portrait of post-collegiate ennui, shot partly in her parents’ NYC apartment, and remains fresh and startlingly insightful.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Since the world is complex, messy and nuanced, interviewers may need to change their initial questions or add new ones to collect insightful data.
—Ankolika De, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
Song and Hua decided Tudose’s proof was more general and insightful than ChatGPT’s.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insightful
Adjective
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Lawmakers would be wiser to focus on AI legal matters pertaining to AI emotion detection consisting of transparency, disclosure requirements, informed consent, age restrictions, auditing, commercial exploitation, and the like.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Poonawala raised his 12-month price target to $170 per share from $150 and said investors would be wise to buy the stock now.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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This may not be prudent with potential future budget shortfalls already estimated by the state.—
Jeff Kottkamp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2026
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Bigger builders can buy land cheaper, handle volatility in materials costs (especially prudent during supply-chain disruptions like tariffs or an oil shock), and offer mortgage-rate buydowns that rivals can’t match.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Such scenes run the risk of being treacly, and some of the players are too young themselves to say anything perceptive about parenthood.—
Beau Dure,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Today, the moon moves through the intensely perceptive sign of Scorpio, heightening everything from our instincts and emotional awareness to the desire to uncover what’s really going on beneath the surface.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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“Insightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insightful. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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