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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
It was wisdom gained, he said, “really from watching the police fail in the place where I was living.”
In many ways, “The Brutalist” flies in the face of the conventional wisdom of today’s industry.
She’s a Buddhist nun who writes with great clarity and wisdom about life, and I have found her books incredibly helpful over the years.
Armed with the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime of hearing and saying, easy as pie, I decided to make a Cranberry Chiffon one for Thanksgiving last month.
If United had lost at Manchester City, questions would have been asked about the wisdom of having only Joshua Zirkzee on the bench as an attacking player.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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