Commonsensical

Quick meaning: Commonsensical is an adjective meaning Displaying common sense.

Meaning

Displaying common sense.

Example Sentences

Washington devised an eminently commonsensical plan for attacking British outposts at Germantown.

All the bowing and scraping was enough to make a cat laugh, but the Princess took it all in her stride — her demeanour commonsensical (didn't everyone who went by train get this sort of treatment?) and a shade demure.

And that is precisely the point—frames have the power to obscure the bigger picture, to narrowly and misleadingly define the problem, and to make imaginable only certain solutions. The commonsensical frames of fear, values, standards, and competition make it easy to overlook the deeper problems and to place all blame on teachres.

Word Forms

• common-sensical

Synonyms for commonsensical

Depending on context, synonyms include sensible, reasonable, commonsense, commonsensible.

Antonyms for commonsensical

Common opposites include nonsensical.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sensible, reasonable, sensical, level-headed, sencible, right-thinking.

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