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sen s b l
definition 1: having or showing sound judgment.
Her son had always made unwise decisions, and she wished he would be more sensible.I don't think that quitting your job is a sensible thing to do right now.
levelheaded, prudent, rational, reasonable
absurd, asinine, daft, foolish, half-baked, impractical, mad, nonsensical, senseless, silly, stupid, wild, zany
credible, down-to-earth, hardheaded, intelligent, judicious, logical, plausible, politic, realistic, responsible, sagacious, sage, sane, sober, sound, thoughtful
definition 2: very aware; cognizant (usu. fol. by "of").
He is no longer sensible of his surroundings.We are all sensible of your grief.Few were sensible of the event's seriousness at the time.
aware, cognizant, conscious
attentive, awake, mindful, observant, regardful
definition 3: able to be perceived by the senses.
At first, the odor of the leaking gas was not sensible to the employees.
perceptible, phenomenal
appreciable, concrete, corporeal, discernible, feeling, manifest, material, palpable, physical, real, substantial, tangible, visible
definition 4: able to perceive or feel; conscious.
Only the dogs were sensible to the noise.
conscious, sentient
insensible, senseless
aware, sensitive
related words: advisable, competent, discreet, earthy, intelligent, moderate, practical, prudent, safe, sensational, steady, tenable, well, wise
adverb + (adj.)sensible economically, eminently, equally, otherwise, perfectly, scientifically, seemingly, utterly
(adj.)sensible + adverb ecologically, from, surely, wildly
(adj.)sensible + noun advice, allocation, alternative, approach, arrangement, atmosphere, choice, clothes, compromise, conclusion, decision, diet, downsizing, eating, exercise, explanation, fellow, heel, lifestyle, limit, load, nutrition, option, plan, planning, policy, portion, precaution, pricing, proposal, pump, recommendation, reform, regimen, regulation, sailor, scheme, sedan, shoe, skirt, solution, starting, strategy, suggestion, suspicion, walking [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: sensibly (adv.), sensibleness (n.)
The word sensible contains the following parts:
sens, sent1 Latin root that means to feel, to perceive
assent, consent, desensitize, dissent, insensate, resent, sensation, senseless, sensibility, sensible, sensitive, sensitivity, sensitize, sensory, sensual, sensuous, sentiment, sentimental
sensible | Free On-Line English Dictionary | Thesaurus | Children's, Intermediate Dictionary | Wordsmyth
See entries that contain "sensible"
sen s b l
definition 1: having or showing sound judgment.
Her son had always made unwise decisions, and she wished he would be more sensible.I don't think that quitting your job is a sensible thing to do right now.
levelheaded, prudent, rational, reasonable
absurd, asinine, daft, foolish, half-baked, impractical, mad, nonsensical, senseless, silly, stupid, wild, zany
credible, down-to-earth, hardheaded, intelligent, judicious, logical, plausible, politic, realistic, responsible, sagacious, sage, sane, sober, sound, thoughtful
definition 2: very aware; cognizant (usu. fol. by "of").
He is no longer sensible of his surroundings.We are all sensible of your grief.Few were sensible of the event's seriousness at the time.
aware, cognizant, conscious
attentive, awake, mindful, observant, regardful
definition 3: able to be perceived by the senses.
At first, the odor of the leaking gas was not sensible to the employees.
perceptible, phenomenal
appreciable, concrete, corporeal, discernible, feeling, manifest, material, palpable, physical, real, substantial, tangible, visible
definition 4: able to perceive or feel; co
nscious.
Only the dogs were sensible to the noise.
conscious, sentient
insensible, senseless
aware, sensitive
related words: advisable, competent, discreet, earthy, intelligent, moderate, practical, prudent, safe, sensational, steady, tenable, well, wise
adverb + (adj.)sensible economically, eminently, equally, otherwise, perfectly, scientifically, seemingly, utterly
(adj.)sensible + adverb ecologically, from, surely, wildly
(adj.)sensible + noun advice, allocation, alternative, approach, arrangement, atmosphere, choice, clothes, compromise, conclusion, decision, diet, downsizing, eating, exercise, explanation, fellow, heel, lifestyle, limit, load, nutrition, option, plan, planning, policy, portion, precaution, pricing, proposal, pump, recommendation, reform, regimen, regulation, sailor, scheme, sedan, shoe, skirt, solution, starting, strategy, suggestion, suspicion, walking [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: sensibly (adv.), sensibleness (n.)
The word sensible contains the following parts:
sens, sent1 Latin root that means to feel, to perceive
assent, consent, desensitize, dissent, insensate, resent, sensation, senseless, sensibility, sensible, sensitive, sensitivity, sensitize, sensory, sensual, sensuous, sentiment, sentimental