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
The agenda centers on an insightful reckoning: How can the Democratic Party represent itself as the problem-solving party of the working class when its track record exhibits innumerable failures in major cities?
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Seth David Radwell, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
This is the kind of thing that Jenkins, a journalist and prolific documentarian, specialized in: connecting the dots in a way that was insightful, enlightening, fun and pure catnip for cross-pop-cultural nerds.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2025
Identifying laggards during a broad uptrend can be just as insightful as spotting the leaders.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 21 July 2025
Each session offers insightful information presented in a colorful, understandable, and entertaining format that offers real food for thought!
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
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Seth David Radwell, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
This is the kind of thing that Jenkins, a journalist and prolific documentarian, specialized in: connecting the dots in a way that was insightful, enlightening, fun and pure catnip for cross-pop-cultural nerds.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2025
Identifying laggards during a broad uptrend can be just as insightful as spotting the leaders.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 21 July 2025
Each session offers insightful information presented in a colorful, understandable, and entertaining format that offers real food for thought!
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for insightful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insightful
Adjective
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Stashing a talented prospect like him is a wise decision for a front office that should be taking a long view with its rebuild, not to mention Douglas’ history of concussions (two in 2023) and contract coming up next season.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
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But the Tigers also made wise offseason moves, not the least of which was signing former New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a one-year, $15 million contract.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Hope alone isn’t prudent in the pursuit of a playoff spot or division title.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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Stars win, no matter how prudent the finances are with the overall roster.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the most perceptive characters are the women: despite her self-destructive behavior, Lily is hardly naïve about her choices in life or men.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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Few works provide as perceptive a guide to the past 25 years or more powerful pointers toward a wiser future.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Insightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insightful. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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