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

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sound mind

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 Guthrie is of sound mind, family have said she has physical ailments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

Reiner’s ability to check into a hotel and travel across Los Angeles where he was seen at a gas station and ultimately arrested isn’t necessarily a sign that he was of sound mind, Faerstein said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

But they couldn’t touch him, he told Clevinger, because he had a sound mind in a pure body and was as strong as an ox.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

sound mind

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