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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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   Synonyms for INSIGHT: wisdom, understanding, sensitivity, perception, perceptivity, perceptiveness, discernment, intellect; Antonyms of INSIGHT: density, obtuseness, dullness, dulness, idiocy, folly, stupidity, foolishness.

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   idea. knowledge. suggest new. Another way to say Insight? Synonyms for Insight (other words and phrases for Insight).

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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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   When you have an insight, you have a feeling or emotion or thought that helps you to know something essential about a person or thing. Insight isn't based on hard facts or evidence. And it doesn't have anything to do with using your senses such as sight or smell.

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   Synonyms for INSIGHT in English: perception, understanding, intelligence, sense, knowledge, vision, judgment, awareness, grasp, appreciation, ….