Synonyms for commonsense
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
Top 10 synonyms for commonsense
- ability
- astute
- astuteness
- balanced
- common
- commonsense
- commonsensible
- commonsensical
- cool
- discernment
- earthy
- easy
- enterprise
- faculties
- get-up-and-go
- hard
- hard-boiled
- hard-headed
- hardboiled
- hardheaded
- horse sense
- industry
- innate common sense
- intellectual gifts
- judgment
- judicious
- levelheaded
- matter-of-fact
- mundane
- natural
- naturalistic
- nous
- objective
- perspicaciousness
- perspicacity
- pragmatical
- prosaic
- prudent
- rational
- real
- realistic
- reasonable
- resourcefulness
- sagaciousness
- sagacity
- sage
- sane
- sapient
- savvy
- sense
- senses
- sensible
- shrewd
- shrewdness
- sober
- sound
- spirit
- tough-minded
- true
- true-life
- truthful
- unfantastic
- unidealistic
- unromantic
- unsentimental
- utilitarian
- wisdom
- wise
- wit
- wits
Définition of commonsense
Origin :- 14c., originally the power of uniting mentally the impressions conveyed by the five physical senses, thus "ordinary understanding, without which one is foolish or insane" (Latin sensus communis, Greek koine aisthesis); meaning "good sense" is from 1726. Also, as an adjective, commonsense.
- As in realistic : adj sensible, matter-of-fact
- As in commonsensical : adj sensible
- As in naturalistic : adj realistic
- As in pragmatical : adj realistic
- As in true-life : adj realistic
- As in unromantic : adj realistic
- As in common-sense : adj reasonable
- As in down-to-earth : adj reasonable, practical
- As in mother wit : noun innate intelligence
- As in gumption : noun nerve, initiative
- It was three in the afternoon when Philip left the realms of commonsense.
- Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
- But I want to warn you again, Jonathan, that you must use your own commonsense.
- Extract from : « The Common Sense of Socialism » by John Spargo
- “And we will ask them why they never use their commonsense,” chirped Veronica.
- Extract from : « They and I » by Jerome K. Jerome
- On the other hand, it can be made a short and commonsense cut to the truth in many cases.
- Extract from : « Simon » by J. Storer Clouston
- The problem is not one of religion, but of commonsense in economics.
- Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 » by Elbert Hubbard
- They balanced so perfectly that I had recourse to Commonsense, which told me to abstain.
- Extract from : « Tatterdemalion » by John Galsworthy
- Yet commonsense can never be sufficient to find the right motor will impulses.
- Extract from : « Psychology and Social Sanity » by Hugo Mnsterberg
- What, in the name of commonsense, is your estimate of Mrs. Abbott's character?'
- Extract from : « The Whirlpool » by George Gissing
- May there not be a commonsense, as well as an art, and a science, under the command of sophia?
- Extract from : « The Eagle's Nest » by John Ruskin
- As long as we have a spark of commonsense left, we are not really in love.
- Extract from : « The Clique of Gold » by Emile Gaboriau
Antonyms for commonsense
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