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wisdom
noun as in insight, common sense
Strongest matches
acumen, caution, common sense, experience, foresight, insight, intelligence, judgment, knowledge, poise, prudence, sanity, savvy, sophistication, understanding
Strong matches
astuteness, balance, brains, circumspection, comprehension, discernment, discrimination, enlightenment, erudition, gumption, information, judiciousness, learning, penetration, perspicacity, practicality, reason, sagacity, sapience, shrewdness, solidity, stability
Weak matches
clear thinking, good judgment, horse sense, pansophy, sageness, savoir faire
Example Sentences
By the 1960s, the prevailing wisdom was that offices should be designed with human needs in mind, factoring in light, noise, views and privacy to enhance performance.
His hiring strategy was deliberate sabotage against conventional wisdom.
Some have questioned the wisdom of relying on borrowing to drive a short-term economic boost, saying that efforts are not being made to tackle painful structural reforms.
Now they were demanding monthly and even fortnightly reports, and pestered him constantly about the wisdom of his pessimism.
“His radical wisdom lives on in every life he touched and every student he mentored, and in every community he transformed,” the organization said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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