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sense
Synonyms and Antonyms of sense
- a strange sense of discomfort brought on by the room's strong colors
- although he has little formal education, he is a man of considerable practical sense
- you have the sense to handle anything that comes up
common sense, discreetness, discretion, gumption [chiefly dialect], horse sense, levelheadedness, nous [chiefly British], policy, prudence, sensibleness, wisdom, wit
farsightedness, forehandedness, foresight, foresightedness, forethoughtfulness, judgment (or judgement)
brains, gray matter, intelligence
logicality, logicalness, practicality, rationality, rationalness
discernment, discrimination, insight, sagacity, sapience
acumen, astuteness, clearheadedness, keenness, penetration, perspicacity, shrewdness
- got the general sense of the poem
clue, cue, hint, implication, indication, inkling, intimation, suggestion
bottom, essence, essentiality, nature, soul, spirit, stuff
acceptance, acceptation, definition
core, heart, kernel, marrow, nub, nucleus, pith, point, quick
- your argument simply shows no sense
Synonym Discussion of sense
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- a choice showing good sense
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- common sense tells me it's wrong
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- they relied on her judgment for guidance
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- a leader of rare wisdom
sense
Synonyms and Antonyms of sense
- the deer seemed to sense danger
behold, descry, discern, distinguish, espy, eye, look (at), note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, sight, spy, view, witness
ascertain, catch on (to), discover, find out, hear, learn, realize
anticipate, divine, expect, foreknow, foresee
assume, conjecture, guess, presume, speculate, suppose, surmise, suspect
- I did not sense the full meaning of his cryptic warning until much later
appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, comprehend, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, tumble (to), twig, understand
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