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as in sensitive
able to sense slight impressions or differences
due to their ability to rotate their ears, cats are very perceptive when it comes to pinpointing the source of a sound
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as in wise
having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge
a perceptive therapist was able to discover what was really troubling the youth
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Recent Examples of perceptive
Thanks to editors Leah Goudsmit and Ferne Pearlstein’s perceptive work, a clear picture of the subject quickly emerges.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
Few works provide as perceptive a guide to the past 25 years or more powerful pointers toward a wiser future.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
You’re determined, perceptive and adventurous.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Evie was intelligent, basically, but not very perceptive.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
Few works provide as perceptive a guide to the past 25 years or more powerful pointers toward a wiser future.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
You’re determined, perceptive and adventurous.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Evie was intelligent, basically, but not very perceptive.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceptive
Adjective
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Windows 11 Pro gives you BitLocker encryption, Smart App Control, and biometric login support to help safeguard sensitive information.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Phishing scams often use convincing logos and language to trick you into revealing sensitive information.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There are many layers that get peeled back in this wise film.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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That won’t be the case every week, but Diggs looks up to speed — healthy and chemistry-wise — which puts him in the WR3/4 conversation and gives that Boutte the boot.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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All in all, Pantzer's keen eye and relationships netted him 38 of the artist's watercolors, 3,000 engravings and seven life portraits, according to Newfields' collection overview.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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Francis was said to have been keen to personally wish them a happy anniversary.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At this point, a prudent President would have stayed silent.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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And for a program run by a nation-state or a billionaire that doesn't want to have a rocket blow up, this is prudent.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bitcoin is up about 25% this year, rising as more Wall Street institutions embrace the cryptocurrency and global investors begin to view it as a reputable portfolio allocation and not just a quick trading vehicle.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Its silicone design sits comfortably on the face, while quick preset modes make treatments simple to fit into daily life.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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After establishing himself as a punk-band frontman with his group the Loved Ones — who reunited at 2024’s Sing Us Home — Hause has evolved into one of Americana music’s most insightful songwriters, tackling subjects from fleeting youth to school bullying.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Featuring a wealth of interviews, Joan Bonfill’s intimate and insightful documentary portrait delves into the mysterious chemistry of creative collaboration.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The recent exodus represents an acute brain drain.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Concerns and anxieties are particularly acute for researchers with ties to China, the country that has long sent more science and engineering PhD students to the US than any other.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Perceptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceptive. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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