Synonyms of clear-sightedness

clear-sightedness

noun

as in intelligence

exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters

a loan officer who has the clear-sightedness to know when a business venture is a sure loser

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intelligence
• wit
• shrewdness
• wisdom
• astuteness
• insight
• keenness
• acumen
• intellect
• hardheadedness
• canniness
• knowingness
• caginess
• perceptiveness
• perceptivity
• sharpness
• sagacity
• sense
• cageyness
• cunning
• foxiness
• perception
• discernment
• artfulness
• sagaciousness
• subtlety
• slyness
• reason
• percipience
• sapience
• subtleness
• wiliness
• deviousness
• sneakiness
• guile
• brain(s)
• craftiness
• sageness
• slickness
• gray matter
• craft
• artifice

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• naiveté
• naïveté
• ingenuousness
• unworldliness
• guilelessness
• artlessness
• naivete
• simplicity
• innocence
• naiveness
• simplemindedness
• unsophistication
• greenness
• simpleness
• obtuseness
• slowness
• density
• stupidity
• foolishness
• fatuity
• dumbness
• witlessness
• mindlessness
• dopiness
• vacuity
• brainlessness
• oafishness
• stupidness
• doltishness
• senselessness
• half-wittedness