common sensenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌkɒm.ən ˈsens/us/ˌkɑː.mən ˈsens/B1 the basic level of practical knowledge and judgment that we all need to help us live in a reasonable and safe way:
Windsurfing is perfectly safe as long as you have/use some common sense.
a matter of common sense
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- Anyone with any common sense would have known what to do.
- Common sense and creativity are the essential qualities we need in an employee.
- I am sure that common sense will prevail in the end.
- There is no doubt that the court's decision is a victory for common sense.
- You get out first, and then lift the boxes out. Honestly - use your common sense!
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Intelligence
- acuity
- acumen
- agile
- apt
- artful
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- brilliance
- highbrow
- horse sense
- imaginative
- ingenious
- ingenuity
- profound
- quick-witted
- razor-sharp
- ready
- resource
- resourceful
- resourcefulness
- scholarly
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commonsensical
adjective uk/ˌkɒm.ənˈsen.sɪ.kəl/us/ˌkɑː.mən-/
He described the report as "rigorous and commonsensical".