commonsensical
3
5.8
- adjective
- /ˌkɒmənˈsɛnsɪkəl/
:
sensato
- Her commonsensical advice helped me make the right decision during the crisis.
- seem commonsensical
But my question is, let's be commonsensical here.
- But my question is, let's be commonsensical here.
Examples
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His commonsensical approach to budgeting saved the family a lot of money.
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Yours is the most down-to-earth, commonsensical, and appropriate response to all of the silliness posted here.
Blog text (31) -
There is more in this approach than the commonsensical view that higher levels of capital allow for greater productivity.
Academic text (2018) -
However, this position, though commonsensical, has its limits, mostly because it focuses entirely on content and not at all on selection.
Academic text (1990) -
Among them, Kato was the one who seemed most commonsensical.
Fiction book (1993) -
But also like just being commonsensical and realistic and not pandering to the side that says race is everything.
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Many of the commonsensical reasons for environmental determinism had disappeared.
Academic text (1992) -
Environmental determinism seemed a commonsensical framework to justify this situation and, more broadly, American practices in Panama.
Academic text (1992) -
The economic rationale is a reasonable political pitch, commonsensical and pragmatic, but students' lives and aspirations get reduced in the process.
Academic text (2011) -
The attractive, capable, and commonsensical Kay was a member of the literary society and editor of the College News at Bryn Mawr.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
595
2.7
Fair and sensible in thinking and behavior
307
3.8
Having clear reasons that fit the facts
201
2.7
Showing good judgment and making practical choices
12
3.3
Showing good practical judgment in everyday situations
12
6.3
Being careful and sensible when making decisions
Having good practical judgment in everyday situations
Antonyms
How Sensible
758
2.1
94
6.2
3
5.8
201
2.7
595
2.7
507
2.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
commonsensical = common sense (transparent) = common + sense + ical
Formed by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-ical' to the compound 'common sense'; the meaning 'having common sense' is directly predictable.
Etymology
The word commonsensical comes from the phrase common sense, where common means 'shared' and sense means 'good judgment', and the ending -ical makes it a describing word. So, to call something commonsensical is to say it is sensible and based on everyday, shared judgment.