sensibleadjective
uk/ˈsen.sə.bəl/us/ˈsen.sə.bəl/sensible adjective (GOOD JUDGMENT)
B1 based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding:
a sensible answer/approach/compromise/option
a sensible person
I think the sensible thing to do is call and ask for directions.
It would be sensible to take an umbrella.
Sensible clothes or shoes are practical and suitable for the purpose they are needed for, rather than being attractive or fashionable:
It could be cold and wet so pack some sensible clothes.
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- I'm sure Jenny can be relied on - she seems eminently sensible.
- That would be a more sensible way of dealing with the problem.
- Wouldn't it be more sensible to eat now before we go?
- It would seem more sensible to do the research now before we start on the project.
- That was a very sensible decision.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Wise and sensible
- an old/a wise head on young shoulders idiom
- be a victory for common sense idiom
- canny
- discerning
- discriminating
- far-sighted
- gnomic
- legitimacy
- neatly
- no flies on sb idiom
- no-nonsense
- out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) idiom
- perspective
- responsible
- right-minded
- sagacious
- sage
- savoir-faire
- wise
- wisely
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Clothing - general words
sensible adjective (AWARE)
formal having an understanding of a situation:
He did not appear to be sensible of the difficulties that lay ahead.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Aware
- abreast
- acquainted
- alive
- alive to sth idiom
- au fait
- awake
- awakening
- be no stranger to sth idiom
- familiar
- genned up
- have/keep your finger on the pulse idiom
- informed
- insider
- ivory tower
- onto
- preliterate
- privy
- put sb in the picture idiom
- repository
- sad
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