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View definitions for commonsense

commonsense

adjective as in commonsensical

noun as in mother wit

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Lankov and Delury make a commonsense point, but Jang, a defector to Seoul, maintains that Kim was removed from power last year.

Have contractors been constructing buildings without commonsense since 1776?

Markup, Committee on Small Business, H.R.2751 —  “Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013”

Her PAC calls it “Commonsense Conservatives,” or “Patriots.”

Half the army was in hospital from want of proper nourishment and commonsense sanitation.

Grant's a rugged sort of commonsense chap—hates show and fuss.

It is not sound science, it is not good philosophy, it is not even commonsense.

Statistics don't impress me as they do some people, and I would far rather rely upon your commonsense than upon any figures.

Pin him down to the one fact which your own commonsense teaches you, that the wealth of the country is unequally distributed.

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On this page you'll find 253 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to commonsense, such as: businesslike, down-to-earth, practical, pragmatic, prudent, and rational.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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