sound mind

NOUN

lucidness

Synonyms

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 good judgment healthy mind levelheadedness right mind

Antonyms

STRONG

disbelief ignorance inability ineptness instability misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding

NOUN

reason

Synonyms

STRONGEST

logic reasoning sense

STRONG

acumen apprehension argumentation bounds brain brains comprehension deduction dialectics discernment generalization induction inference intellect intellection judgment limits lucidity marbles mentality mind moderation propriety ratiocination rationalism rationality rationalization reasonableness saneness sanity senses sensibleness soundness speculation understanding wisdom wit

Antonyms

STRONG

body disbelief ignorance misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding physicality stupidity unsoundness

NOUN

saneness

Synonyms

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 good judgment healthy mind levelheadedness right 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 good judgment healthy mind levelheadedness right mind

Antonyms

STRONG

ignorance inability ineptness misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding

WEAK

craziness insanity instability madness unsoundness

Example Sentences

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Taj said: "Given the problems created for the female footballers, if the World Cup outlook is like this, no sound mind would accept sending the team to the US."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

If he does not already have a healthcare proxy or healthcare power of attorney, and your brother is not of sound mind, the courts will appoint one for him.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

Although Nancy Guthrie is of sound mind, family have said she has physical ailments and uses a pacemaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

In 2016, Michael sent a cease-and-desist letter to Saks’s management explaining that his mother wasn’t of sound mind and that Kwatra was abusing his position.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

“Because, I, Benjamin Meecham, being of sound mind and body, do hereby announce that I intend to take my sister, Mary Anne Meecham, to the Junior-Senior Spring Formal, if she but permits it.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

sound mind

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