sane
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- rational, all there (informal), compos mentis, in one's right mind, mentally sound, of sound mind
- sensible, balanced, judicious, level-headed, reasonable, sound

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Antonyms: insane
Contrasted words: abnormal, unbalanced, neurotic, paranoid, psychopathic, psychotic, schizophrenic, balmy, crazy, cuckoo, non compos, non compos mentis, nuts, screwy, deranged, lunatic, mad, wild, imprudent, injudicious, unwise
Related Idioms: of sound mind
Related Words: balanced, oriented, levelheaded, rational, sensible, sober, sound, logical, reasonable, good, right, cogent, compelling, convincing

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sane /seɪn/ adjective
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: sanus 'healthy, sane']

1. able to think in a normal and reasonable way Antonym : insane, mentally ill ⇒ sanity:
He seems perfectly sane (=completely sane) to me.
No sane person would want to kill a baby.

2. reasonable and based on sensible thinking:
a sane and sensible approach to gun control

3. keep somebody sane (also enable somebody to stay/remain sane) to stop someone from thinking about their problems and becoming upset:
The only thing that kept me sane was music.
—sanely adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

sane
adj.
VERBS be, seem | remain, stay | keep sb Having that little bit of time to myself is what keeps me sane.
ADV. eminently, very | completely, perfectly, quite, utterly She seems perfectly sane to me.
not entirely

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