SENSIBLY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

sensibly

adverb

Definition of sensibly

as in prudently

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Recent Examples of sensibly My favorite picture in the book finds a sensibly blue Subaru station wagon that has somehow turned on its side in the middle of the night. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 Given the limited floorspace, Tiny Tect Tiny Houses has sensibly kept the interior layout quite simple. — New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026 But with that slice of luck came a sudden outburst of responsibility from Brook, who then scored at almost a run a ball but did so sensibly and without taking any undue risks. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Schools should be teaching students to define that objective, assemble the relevant evidence, divide the work sensibly between person and machine, inspect intermediate results, and explain the reasoning behind the product. — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Want to refresh your look for the summer months both chicly and sensibly? — Ana Morales, Vogue, 29 June 2026 To protect small businesses, the bill sensibly exempts employers with 25 or fewer employees. — Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 The Mobi Fold embraces its bendy nature and, sensibly, automatically turns on when opened up and turns off when it’s folded shut. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026 The bill is identical to what the Senate passed but the House sensibly refused to consider during this year’s regular session. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026

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Jiangxing Intelligence, a physical AI firm, has developed an AI ‘brain’ that monitors environmental conditions around renewable energy infrastructure to ensure electricity is collected and stored prudently.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Under a 2019 law brought by Newsom to protect utilities from bankruptcy, the companies automatically are deemed to have acted prudently if regulators sign off on their wildfire prevention plan.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of prudently

Adverb

If pursued judiciously, this emphasis on security will not hinder cooperation between the United States and its allies but rather strengthen it.

— Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
Amazon is the latest to urge employees to use AI, but to use it judiciously.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of judiciously

Adverb

Audiences may justifiably seethe at how Sutskever’s safety-first mindset gets steamrolled by Altman’s slick accelerationism (as happened in real life).

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Patients were justifiably afraid to come to the hospital during that period, and many shifts were strikingly still and quiet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of justifiably

Adverb

Some of this is also validly driven by zoonotic and emerging diseases and is intended to keep our pets and us safe.

— Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026
The French Cour d’appel de Versailles determined that a child could claim against assets located in France even though the decedent had validly designated the succession laws of a foreign country that did not recognize forced heirship.

— Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

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