insight

English Thesaurus

1. grasping the inner nature of things intuitively (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	intuition,
definition	:	instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes) (noun.cognition)

2. clear or deep perception of a situation (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	perception,
definition	:	knowledge gained by perceiving (noun.cognition)

3. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	apprehension, discernment, savvy, understanding,
definition	:	the cognitive condition of someone who understands (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	light,
definition	:	mental understanding as an enlightening experience (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	revelation,
definition	:	an enlightening or astonishing disclosure (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	breakthrough, discovery, find,
definition	:	a productive insight (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	flash,
definition	:	a sudden brilliant understanding (noun.cognition)

4. a feeling of understanding (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	sensibility,
definition	:	refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions (noun.feeling)

5. clear or deep perception of a situation (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	bottom, fathom, penetrate,
definition	:	come to understand (verb.cognition)

6. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	brainstorm,
definition	:	try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it (verb.cognition)

7. a feeling of understanding (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	perceptive,
definition	:	having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment (adj.all)

derivation	:	perceptive,
definition	:	of or relating to perception (adj.pert)

8. clear or deep perception of a situation (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	bottom, fathom, penetrate,
definition	:	come to understand (verb.cognition)

9. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	brainstorm,
definition	:	try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it (verb.cognition)

10. a feeling of understanding (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	perceptive,
definition	:	having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment (adj.all)

derivation	:	perceptive,
definition	:	of or relating to perception (adj.pert)