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SENSE Synonyms

There are 27 synonyms of the word sense. (exact relations)
There are 28 hypernyms of the word sense. (close relations)

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apprehension
nounn
noun

• fearful expectation or anticipation

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• painful expectation

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

awareness
nounn
noun

• having knowledge of

• state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

comprehension
nounn
noun

• an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)

• the relation of comprising something

consciousness
nounn
noun

• an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

• having knowledge of

discernment
nounn
noun

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)

• perception of that which is obscure

• the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

• the trait of judging wisely and objectively

feeling
nounn
noun

• the experiencing of affective and emotional states

• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

• the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

• a physical sensation that you experience

• the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin

• an intuitive understanding of something

insight
nounn
noun

• clear or deep perception of a situation

• a feeling of understanding

• the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

• grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

intelligence
nounn
noun

• the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

• a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy

• secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)

• information about recent and important events

• the operation of gathering information about an enemy

knowledge
nounn
noun

• the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

perception
nounn
noun

• the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

• a way of conceiving something

• the process of perceiving

• knowledge gained by perceiving

• becoming aware of something via the senses

realization
nounn
noun

• coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

• making real or giving the appearance of reality

• a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer

• a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained

• the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer

• something that is made real or concrete

recognition
nounn
noun

• the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

• the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering

• approval

• coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

• (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape

• the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country

• an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid

• designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body

understanding
nounn
noun

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

• an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

adjective satellite

• characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy

wisdom
nounn
noun

• accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

• an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC

• the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight

• ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight

• the quality of being prudent and sensible

feel
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an intuitive awareness

• the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

• a property perceived by touch

• manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure

verb

• undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

• come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds

• perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles

• be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state

• have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude

• undergo passive experience of

• be felt or perceived in a certain way

• grope or feel in search of something

• examine by touch

• examine (a body part) by palpation

• find by testing or cautious exploration

• produce a certain impression

• pass one's hands over the sexual organs of

gumption
nounn
noun

• sound practical judgment

• fortitude and determination

sensation
nounn
noun

• an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

• a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest

• a state of widespread public excitement and interest

• the faculty through which the external world is apprehended

sentience
nounn
noun

• state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

• the faculty through which the external world is apprehended

• the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

sentiency
nounn
noun

• the faculty through which the external world is apprehended

signified
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

Best Hypernyms For SENSE

Alternatives for APPREHENSION

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