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perception
Synonyms and Antonyms of perception
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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
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the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
Synonym Discussion of perception
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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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