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   In·sight

   /ˈinˌsīt/

   

   noun

   • 1. the capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing: "this paper is alive with sympathetic insight into Shakespeare" Similar intuitionperceptionawarenessdiscernmentunderstandingcomprehensionapprehensionappreciationcognizancepenetrationacumenastutenessperspicacityperspicaciousnesssagacitysagenessdiscriminationjudgmentshrewdnesssharpnesssharp-wittednessacuityacutenessflairbreadth of viewvisionfar-sightednessprescienceimaginationinformal:noushorse sensesavvyrare:sapiencearguteness
   • ▪ a deep understanding of a person or thing: "the signals would give marine biologists new insights into the behavior of whales" Similar understanding ofappreciation ofrevelation aboutillumination ofintroduction toexperience ofdescription ofrealizationrecognitionenlightenmentinformal:aha momenteye-opener
   • ▪ new understanding by a mentally ill person of the causes of their disorder.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘inner sight, wisdom’): probably of Scandinavian and Low German origin and related to Swedish insikt, Danish indsigt, Dutch inzicht, and German Einsicht.

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   thesaurus. words. phrases. idioms. Parts of speech. nouns. verbs. adjectives. Tags. understanding. idea. knowledge. suggest new. Another way to say Insight? Synonyms for Insight (other words and phrases for Insight).

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   insight. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Noun: keen perception. Synonyms: perspicacity, acumen, cognizance, awareness, perception, perceptiveness, understanding, knowledge, discernment, wisdom, sagacity. Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries:

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to insight. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of insight. The teacher had unusual insight into children's emotions. Synonyms. perception. spontaneous understanding. apprehension. acumen. innate knowledge. penetration. discernment. intuition.

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   3 days ago · 1 (noun) in the sense of perception. Definition. a penetrating understanding, as of a complex situation or problem. He was a man of considerable insight and diplomatic skills. Synonyms. perception. understanding. intelligence. sense. knowledge. vision. judgment. awareness. grasp. appreciation. intuition. penetration. comprehension. acumen.

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   noun. clear or deep perception of a situation. synonyms: penetration. see more. noun. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation. synonyms: brainstorm, brainwave. see more. noun. a feeling of understanding. synonyms: perceptiveness, perceptivity. see more. noun. grasping the inner nature of things intuitively.

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   Synonyms for INSIGHT: penetration, acumen, intuition, perspicacity, sixth sense, shrewdness, instinct, idea, awareness, clairvoyance, understanding, discernment, intuitiveness; Antonyms for INSIGHT: ignorance, stupidity.

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   Noun. . The capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of someone or something. perception. understanding. awareness. discernment. comprehension. intuition. appreciation. penetration. sagacity. sageness. vision. acumen. perspicacity. apprehension. cognizance. sapience. shrewdness. astuteness. discrimination. intelligence. judgement UK.