Antonyms for common sensecom·mon sense

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1. common sensenoun

   Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.

   Synonyms:
   good sense, native wit, mother wit

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. common sense

   Antonyms:
   fatuity, folly, foolishness, idiocy, imbecility, incapacity, senselessness, stupidity

   Synonyms:
   acuteness, astuteness, brilliancy, capacity, intelligence, sagacity, sense, soundness, wisdom

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense, mother witnoun

   sound practical judgment

   "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"

   Synonyms:
   gumption, sensation, sentience, grit, sentiency, good sense, backbone, guts, sand, moxie, sense, horse sense, signified, sensory faculty, mother wit

How to use common sense in a sentence?

1. Steven Horsford:

   In the aftermath of this horrific episode, Congress has a moral obligation to make our nation fairer and safer for all Americans, there must be accountability for hate, there must be criminal justice reform, and there must be common-sense gun reform.

2. Medaria Arradondo:

   Reimagining and common sense do not have to be arch enemies, we have smart people. We can get together and we can solve these issues.

3. Florence Wisniewski:

   I showed her one picture of a family staying in a high school hallway and told her this is all they have, here in the hallway with their baby, flo said matter-of-factly that we should send them diapers or toys, like that was just common sense !

4. Theodore Roosevelt:

   The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent, experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it, if it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

5. Barack Obama:

   What I'm describing is accountability, a common-sense, middle-ground approach, If you meet the criteria, you can come out of the shadows and get right with the law. If you're a criminal, you'll be deported.

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