as in wise
having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge
a critical study featuring an insightful analysis of the novelist's recurring themes
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Recent Examples of insightful
Sometimes, framing things in the third person helps people consider them in a new light - and from my experience, questions like these garner insightful responses.
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Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The Hill also delivers insightful streaming shows and daily videos that break down what’s going on in politics.
—Bob Cusack, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Amid a challenging market environment, your team’s business knowledge and technical proficiency in generating precise data and insightful analyses serve as a linchpin.
—Richard Polgar, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Greathouse makes sure his clients are always given a deeply personal and insightful approach to their needs.
—Jennifer Pierce, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The Hill also delivers insightful streaming shows and daily videos that break down what’s going on in politics.
—Bob Cusack, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Amid a challenging market environment, your team’s business knowledge and technical proficiency in generating precise data and insightful analyses serve as a linchpin.
—Richard Polgar, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Greathouse makes sure his clients are always given a deeply personal and insightful approach to their needs.
—Jennifer Pierce, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insightful
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Only 38% of parents consider becoming a content creator to be a wise career choice.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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This approach would be wiser than pushing for a package of immediate and flashy short-term concessions that would damage alliances without realigning them meaningfully.Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2024
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As the nation appears to be in one form of transition or another, transitioning to a position of safety may not just be prudent but also quite wise.Ron Insana, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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All in all, a prudent categorization in this context cannot do something blindly such as purely relying on the number of words.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Goaded by a perceptive but plodding lieutenant commander, Joanne Galloway (Demi Moore) Kaffee, however, gives the case more than his usual surface smoothing.Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2024
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Zweig is characteristically perceptive on the subject: Obviously, a week after Hitler had come to power the idea of monstrous events such as the burning and public execration of books, to become fact a few months later, was still beyond the comprehension of broad-minded people.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Insightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insightful. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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