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common sense Definition

common sense

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common-sense Synonyms

common-sense

modif.

sensible, sound, rational; see judicious, practical, reasonable 1, 2.

common sense Synonyms

common sense

n.

good sense, practicality, horse sense*; see judgment 1, sense 2, wisdom 2.

common sense Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • voter: Not the war against terrorists but the real war against the common sense of voters - the shock and awe campaign against us.

Converse of object

  • defy: This not only defies the logic of what we are taught about spirits in Church, it defies common sense.
  • override: If you have the opportunity to see a rare bird, enjoy it, but don't let your enthusiasm override common sense.
  • ignore: The ministry of the Holy Spirit in interpretation does not mean interpreters can ignore common sense and logic.
  • use: It's not as dangerous as some people make it out to be, as long as you use common sense.
  • represent: They've got a small element of urbane common sense represented by Menzies Campbell.

Adjective modifier

  • basic: Professional tips and ideas blend with basic common sense to covering every room in the house, top to bottom, inside and out.
  • perfect: Then he recovered himself with perfect common sense and answered: ` I am sorry, Mr Montmorency.
  • sophisticated: Some sophisticated common sense is therefore called for.' This isn't a story of sophisticated common sense.