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common-sense

[kom-uhn sens] / ˈkɒm ən ˈsɛns /
ADJECTIVE
reasonable
Synonyms
WEAK
astute commonsensical cool down-to-earth hardheaded judicious levelheaded matter-of-fact practical rational realistic sane sensible shrewd sound
Antonyms
WEAK
foolish impractical insane unreasonable unsensible unsound
NOUN
sound judgment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acumen good sense insight intelligence judgment logic practicality prudence rationality sense sound judgment wisdom wit
WEAK
cool experience good reasoning gumption horse sense levelheadedness mother wit reason reasonableness sensibleness sound sense soundness sweet reason wits
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance ineptness irrationality stupidity
WEAK
foolishness impracticality insanity unreasonableness unsoundness
common sense
NOUN
sound judgment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
good sense horse sense intelligence practicality rationality rule of thumb sense sound judgment sound sense wisdom wit
STRONG
logic mother wit prudence
WEAK
acumen cool experience good reasoning gumption levelheadedness reason reasonableness sensibleness soundness sweet reason wits
Antonyms
STRONG
foolishness impracticality ineptness irrationality stupidity
WEAK
ignorance insanity unreasonableness

Example Sentences

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If you want consistency then you cannot have common sense too.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“But he was kind of one of the lighthouses of integrity and common sense and spoke truth to power, but also got the powers to speak to one another.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

There was a common core to it, which was: Use your common sense, man.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

“The common sense of mankind demands that law shall not stop with the punishment of petty crimes by little people. It must also reach men who possess themselves of great power.”

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

People had a curious way of double-talking around things, saying the opposite of what common sense would dictate.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland