| Main Entry: |
perceptive |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
alert, sensitive |
Synonyms: |
acute, astute, awake, aware, brainy, conscious, discerning,
discreet, ear to the ground, gnostic,
incisive, insighted,
insightful, intuitive,
judicious, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, knows what's what, observant, penetrating, penetrative, percipient,
perspicacious, quick,
rational, responsive,
sagacious,
sage, savvy*, sharp, sophic, tuned in, wise, wise to
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Antonyms: |
dense, insensitive, unaware, unobservant
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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