Antonyms for sensible
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sen-suh-buhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn sə bəl |
Definition of sensible
Origin :- late 14c., "capable of sensation or feeling;" also "capable of being sensed or felt, perceptible to the senses," hence "easily understood; logical, reasonable," from Late Latin sensibilis "having feeling, perceptible by the senses," from sensus, past participle of sentire "perceive, feel" (see sense (n.)). Of persons, "aware, cognizant (of something)" early 15c.; "having good sense, capable of reasoning, discerning, clever," mid-15c. Of clothes, shoes, etc., "practical rather than fashionable" it is attested from 1855.
- Other Middle English senses included "susceptible to injury or pain" (early 15c., now gone with sensitive); "worldly, temporal, outward" (c.1400); "carnal, unspiritual" (early 15c., now gone with sensual). Related: Sensibleness.
- adj realistic, reasonable
- Then we wonder that respect for the law shows a sensible decrease!
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- "My aunt will treat the affair like the sensible woman she is," replied the earl.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- It is the sensible schemes, unfortunately, that are hopeless in England.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- When a master does not consider what he is doing, a sensible servant should set him right.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- All foreigners break their wives' hearts—Nelly's a sensible girl!
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Everybody can't be as sensible and handsome as we are, you know.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- A sane and sensible wave seemed to be sweeping the whole country.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- How stolid they were and how matter of fact and how sensible.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- Now, for the first time, I was sensible that I had been really hurt by the fall.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- I'm as sensible as anybody, and I can't see any sense in our not marrying at once.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
Synonyms for sensible
- all there
- astute
- attentive
- au courant
- aware
- canny
- cognizant
- commonsensical
- conscious
- consequent
- conversant
- cool
- discerning
- discreet
- discriminating
- down-to-earth
- far-sighted
- having all one's marbles
- in right mind
- informed
- intelligent
- judicious
- knowing
- logical
- matter-of-fact
- practical
- prudent
- rational
- sagacious
- sage
- sane
- sentient
- shrewd
- sober
- sound
- together
- well-reasoned
- well-thought-out
- wise
- witting
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