common sense
common sense
Definition
common sense
Related Forms:
- common-sense com′mon-sense′ adjective or common-sensical com′mon-sen′sical (-sen′si kəl)
common-sense
Synonyms
common sense
Synonyms
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.
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