Synonyms for common sense
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Noun
1. Sense — ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without…
sense, good sense, horse sense, gumption UK IE, reason, wisdom, judgment US, judgement UK, mother wit, cop on informal IE, native wit, prudence
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Definitions
- n. 1
Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.
Related words
- Other spellings
- commonsense
Example sentences
- reason Who that has reason will listen to such a mad man?
- sense Who, that has common sense, would do such a thing?
- sensible A sensible person wouldn't speak to you like that.
By length
- 5 letters
- sense1
- 6 letters
- reason2, wisdom2
- 8 letters
- judgment2, sensible3, prudence2, gumption2
- 9 letters
- judgement2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reason2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- bon sens
- Italiano
- buon senso
- Español
- sentido común