Definition for Insight:

• Penetration; mental vision; as, poetic insight.

Synonyms for Insight:

• n.

  •
  • advanced,
  • acquisition,
  • exercise,
  • assimilation.
  •
  • judgment,
  • brilliance,
  • reason,
  • intelligence,
  • intellect,
  • common sense,
  • clarity.
  •
  • sapience,
  • wise.
  •acumen (noun)
  • good tastes,
  • dis-crimination,
  • in-sight,
  • smartnesses,
  • in sights,
  • dis criminations,
  • in tuitions,
  • dis-criminations,
  • in-sights,
  • in-tuitions,
  • in-tuition,
  • in tuition,
  • dis crimination.
  •brainstorm (noun)
  • brainstorm.
  •brainwave (noun)
  • brainwave.
  •clairvoyance (noun)
  • fore-knowledge,
  • fore-knowledges,
  • pre-monitions,
  • pre monition,
  • fore knowledges,
  • pre monitions,
  • pre-monition,
  • fore knowledge.
  •cognition (noun)
  • insight.
  •cognizance/cognition (noun)
  • re cognition,
  • re-cognition,
  • re-gard,
  • re gards,
  • re cognitions.
  •empathy (noun)
  • hitting offs,
  • being same wavelength,
  • community interest,
  • community interests,
  • picking ons,
  • good vibration,
  • cottoning tos,
  • picking upon,
  • hitting it offs,
  • picking up ons.
  •enlightenment (noun)
  • in-formation,
  • bodhis,
  • broad mindedness,
  • broad mindednesses,
  • in-formations,
  • broadmindednesses,
  • broad-mindednesses,
  • open mindedness,
  • in formations,
  • openmindedness.
  •extrasensory perception (noun)
  • sixth sense,
  • second sight.
  •foresight (noun)
  • Canniness,
  • Prenotion,
  • Long-sightedness,
  • far-sightedness,
  • discreetness,
  • longsightedness.
  •illumination (noun)
  • re velations,
  • re velation,
  • re-velations,
  • re-velation.
  •imagination (noun)
  • unreality,
  • visualizations,
  • imaginativeness,
  • wittiness,
  • ideality,
  • unrealities,
  • visualization,
  • Idealities,
  • mental agility,
  • perceptibility,
  • creative thought,
  • resourcefulness.
  •perception (noun)
  • big ideas,
  • brain waves.
  •perceptiveness (noun)
  • perceptiveness,
  • clearsightedness.
  •precognition (noun)
  • fortunetelling,
  • fortune telling,
  • fortune-telling,
  • extra sensory perception.
  •profundity (noun)
  • judiciousnesses,
  • pansophies.
  •sagacity (noun)
  • levelheadedness,
  • good judgment.
  •savvy (noun)
  • savvy.
  •scholarship (noun)
  • learnednesses.
  •second sight (noun)
  • feynesses,
  • the forces,
  • inner senses.
  •sense (noun)
  • clearheadedness,
  • clear-headedness.
  •sensibility (noun)
  • vibes,
  • vibe.
  •sixth sense (noun)
  • gut feeling,
  • keen intuition.
  •telepathy (noun)
  • para psychology,
  • spiritualisms,
  • mindreading,
  • para-psychology,
  • mind-readings,
  • thought transferences,
  • para-psychologies,
  • parapsychologies,
  • telesthesias,
  • mindreadings,
  • telepathic transmissions,
  • para psychologies.
  •understanding (noun)
  • prehensions,
  • under-standing,
  • under-standings,
  • under standings,
  • under standing.
  •vision (noun)
  • castles in the air,
  • castles in air,
  • breadth of view,
  • mental pictures,
  • mental picture,
  • Visions.
  •wit/wits (noun)
  • astucities.

• Other synonyms:

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  • self-access,
  • rote,
  • flashcard,
  • introductory,
  • hothouse,
  • learning curve,
  • thought,
  • education,
  • lifelong learning,
  • Self-taught,
  • discovery,
  • new,
  • exploratory,
  • moral.
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  • study,
  • introduction,
  • wisdom,
  • practiced,
  • osmosis,
  • lesson,
  • learning.
  •
  • sense.
  •augury
  • divination.
  •discernment
  • clairvoyance.

Paraphrases for Insight:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    perceptiveness.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    considerations, Intentions, expectations, dimensions, Inquiries, directions, tips.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    clarification, perceptive, notion, hunch, light, conceptualisation, recognition, guidance, realization, outlines, consciousness, sensitivity, eyesight, enlightenment, sense, impression, instinct, standpoint, concept, inspiration, observation.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    thoughts, perspectives, perception, Perceptions.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    intuition, foresight, perspicacity, farsightedness, discernment, acumen, sight, Clear-sightedness, lucidity, far-sightedness, realisation, lighting, conceptualization, indication, introspection, wisdom, sagacity, insightful, viewpoint, illumination, clarity, Familiarity, Mainstreaming, acquaintance, reasoning, soul-searching, judgement, judgment, experience, perception.

Antonyms for Insight:

• n.

  • intuitiveness, awareness
    ignorance, stupidity.
  • Other antonyms:
    simplemindedness, idiocy, lunacy, unsoundness, witlessness, preposterousness, irrationality, senselessness, craziness, bluntness, unreasonableness, dulness, imbecility, obtuseness, zaniness, brainlessness, illogic.

Insight Sentence Examples:

• They knew that this was only because G. K. would not bother to do his school work; still, I think that at that age they showed insight by knowing it.

• It is folly to ignore either insight.

Hyponym for Insight:

• n.

  • cognition
    perception.