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Noun
Example: “The mountain view was a beautiful sight.”
Synonyms: view
Antonyms: blindness
Example: “In hindsight, the decision was wrong.”
Synonyms: retrospection
Antonyms: foresight
Example: “She has blue eyes.”
Synonyms: sight organ
Antonyms: ear
Example: “In retrospect, the risk was obvious.”
Synonyms: hindsight, review
Antonyms: foresight, anticipation
Adjective
Example: “She made a perceptive comment about the novel.”
Synonyms: insightful, observant
Antonyms: unaware, dull
Example: “Her questions were insightful and precise.”
Synonyms: perceptive, thoughtful
Antonyms: superficial, shallow
Example: “In retrospection, the warning signs were obvious.”
Synonyms: hindsight
Example: “They created a philanthropic fund with strict oversight.”
Synonyms: charitable
Antonyms: self-serving
Adverb
Example: “She perceptively noticed the real conflict behind the words.”
Synonyms: insightfully
Antonyms: blindly
Example: “She spoke insightfully about the risks and trade-offs.”
Synonyms: perceptively
Antonyms: naively
Example: “The research offered anthropological insights.”
Synonyms: ethnographic
Antonyms:
/ˌpɝːspɪˈkeɪʃəs/
Example: “A perspicacious investor asked tough questions.”
Synonyms: sagacious, discerning, sapient
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