insight[noun]Synonyms: understanding, awareness, comprehension, discernment, judgment, observation, penetration, perception, perspicacity, vision
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧sight AC /ˈɪnsaɪt/
noun [
Word Family: noun:
sight,
insight,
oversight,
sighting;
adjective:
sighted,
unsightly,
sightless,
insightful;
verb:
sight]
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Word Family: noun:
insight;
adjective:
insightful]
1. [countable] a sudden clear understanding of something or part of something, especially a complicated situation or idea
insight into
The article gives us a real insight into the causes of the present economic crisis. The research provides new insights into the way we process language.2. [uncountable] the ability to understand and realize what people or situations are really like:
a woman of great insight [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲