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as in insight
the ability to understand inner qualities or relationships
the author's keen perceptiveness allows her some unique insights into the lives of real-life heroes
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as in sensitivity
the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences
a drama critic who was much respected for the perceptiveness of his critical observations
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Recent Examples of perceptiveness
But what the rest of the league isn’t factoring in is the perceptiveness of one of the game’s all-time great players.
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Nick Friedell, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Nick Friedell, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceptiveness
Noun
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Taken together, these insights helped scientists arrive at the current prevailing theory that a Mars-size object smashed into Earth, ejecting a blob of molten material from our planet that became the moon.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Published in Geophysical Research Letters, the study offers new insights into Uranus’s upper atmosphere, confirm its long-term cooling trend and provide key constraints for ice giant ionospheric and magnetospheric modeling.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Fiber slows the absorption of sugar into the bloodstream, while LAB can improve insulin sensitivity and reduce glucose absorption.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
20 Feb. 2026
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Its sensitivity about both groups is a reminder that uniting them remains the Iranian opposition’s best move, if only activists would take it.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Perceptiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceptiveness. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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