good judgment

NOUN

lucidness

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STRONG

acumen balance comprehension intelligence judiciousness lucidity marbles mind normality prudence rationality reason reasonableness sagacity saneness sense soundness stability understanding wit

WEAK

clear mind common-sense healthy mind levelheadedness right mind sound mind

Antonyms

STRONG

disbelief ignorance inability ineptness instability misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding

NOUN

profundity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

solidity sophistication

STRONG

acumen astuteness balance brains caution circumspection comprehension depth discernment discrimination enlightenment erudition foresight gumption information insight intelligence judgment judiciousness knowledge learning penetration perspicacity poise practicality prudence reason sagaciousness sagacity sanity sapience savvy shrewdness stability understanding

WEAK

clear thinking horse sense pansophy sageness savoir faire

Antonyms

STRONG

ignorance imprudence inability ineptness instability misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding stupidity thoughtlessness

NOUN

sagaciousness

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STRONG

acumen astuteness balance brains caution circumspection comprehension discernment discrimination enlightenment erudition experience foresight gumption information insight intelligence judgment judiciousness knowledge learning penetration perspicacity poise practicality profundity prudence reason sagacity sanity sapience savvy shrewdness solidity sophistication stability understanding

WEAK

clear thinking horse sense pansophy sageness savoir faire

Antonyms

STRONG

ignorance imprudence inability ineptness instability misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding stupidity thoughtlessness

NOUN

sagacity

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STRONG

acumen astuteness brains comprehension discernment discrimination enlightenment experience foresight insight intelligence judgment knowledge perceptiveness perspicacity practicality prudence sapience sense shrewdness understanding

WEAK

clear thinking common-sense levelheadedness sageness

Antonyms

STRONG

ignorance inability ineptness misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding stupidity

NOUN

sageness

Synonyms

WEAK

acumen astuteness balance brains caution circumspection clear thinking comprehension discernment discrimination enlightenment erudition experience foresight gumption horse sense information insight intelligence judgment judiciousness knowledge learning pansophy penetration perspicacity poise practicality profundity prudence reason sagaciousness sagacity sanity sapience savoir faire savvy shrewdness solidity sophistication stability understanding

NOUN

saneness

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STRONG

acumen balance comprehension intelligence judiciousness lucidity lucidness marbles mind normality prudence rationality reason reasonableness sagacity sense soundness stability understanding wit

WEAK

clear mind common-sense healthy mind levelheadedness right mind sound mind

Antonyms

STRONG

disbelief ignorance inability ineptness instability misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding

NOUN

sanity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

common-sense normality prudence rationality soundness stability wit

STRONG

acumen balance comprehension intelligence judiciousness lucidity lucidness marbles reason reasonableness sagacity saneness sense understanding

WEAK

clear mind healthy mind levelheadedness right mind sound mind

Antonyms

STRONG

ignorance inability ineptness misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding

WEAK

craziness insanity instability madness unsoundness

NOUN

wisdom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acumen caution common sense experience foresight insight intelligence judgment knowledge poise prudence sanity savvy sophistication understanding

STRONG

astuteness balance brains circumspection comprehension discernment discrimination enlightenment erudition gumption information judiciousness learning penetration perspicacity practicality reason sagacity sapience shrewdness solidity stability

WEAK

clear thinking horse sense pansophy sageness savoir faire

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance imprudence inability ineptness stupidity thoughtlessness

Example Sentences

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A good trustee should be trustworthy, have good judgment, and be fair, objective and committed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

I’m sure Vikram has a high IQ, but did not display good judgment in dissimulating to me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

These include not only moral courage, but dedication to the Constitution and laws of the land, personal integrity, leadership, setting an example for others, empathy, and plain old good judgment.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024

His argument is competence and good judgment, he added, which doesn’t play as well in an arena.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2024

But in reply Alkinoos observed: “Friend, my child’s good judgment failed in this— not to have brought you in her company home. Once you approached her, you became her charge.”

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

good judgment

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