sane

[seyn] / seɪn /

ADJECTIVE

mentally sound; reasonable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

balanced fair-minded healthy intelligent levelheaded logical lucid normal prudent rational sensible sober wise

WEAK

all there both oars in water commonsensical compos mentis discerning fit having all marbles in one's right mind judicious moderate of sound mind oriented playing with full deck right right-minded sagacious sage sapient self-possessed sound steady together well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

foolish irrational stupid unbalanced unintelligent unrealistic unreasonable unwise

WEAK

crazy insane unsound unstable

Example Sentences

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Is there a chance that saner heads will prevail?

From The Wall Street Journal

Entire cottage industries now exist to exploit men who don’t have enough social support to keep them sane and out of trouble.

From Salon

First up: an explanation from Emile Bouret, my personal coach, of why wealthy and otherwise sane people are attracted to hitting eye-watering speeds in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal

Benkired was examined by psychiatric experts and found to have "psychopathic" traits but otherwise sane.

From BBC

When asked what he felt about his captors, he said: "It will take two generations to bring some sanity in them and they need a sane leadership."

From Barron's

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