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Synonyms & Antonyms of perceptive
1
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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2
having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge
- a perceptive therapist was able to discover what was really troubling the youth
Synonyms for perceptive
Words Related to perceptive
- brainy,
- bright,
- brilliant,
- clever,
- intelligent,
- keen,
- nimble,
- quick,
- quick-witted,
- smart
Near Antonyms for perceptive
- brainless,
- dumb,
- feebleminded,
- foolish,
- idiotic
- (also idiotical),
- imbecile
- (or imbecilic),
- knuckleheaded,
- moronic,
- silly,
- simple,
- slow,
- slow-witted,
- stupid,
- thoughtless,
- unintelligent,
- witless
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The first known use of perceptive was in 1652
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