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as in sensitive
able to sense slight impressions or differences
due to their ability to rotate their ears, cats are very perceptive when it comes to pinpointing the source of a sound
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as in wise
having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge
a perceptive therapist was able to discover what was really troubling the youth
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Recent Examples of perceptive
Mercury enters perceptive Cancer on June 8, followed by Jupiter entering intuitive Cancer on June 9.
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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Mute since birth, Henry is intelligent, perceptive, and humorous, relying on his siblings as his intermediaries to help navigate the world.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 1 July 2025
Yet this stark look at inner-city life found his perceptive powers, while darker, to be as deep as ever.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 June 2025
The point is not that Serling is a bad judge of equine athletes; Serling is a very perceptive analyst and broadcaster.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Mute since birth, Henry is intelligent, perceptive, and humorous, relying on his siblings as his intermediaries to help navigate the world.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 1 July 2025
Yet this stark look at inner-city life found his perceptive powers, while darker, to be as deep as ever.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 June 2025
The point is not that Serling is a bad judge of equine athletes; Serling is a very perceptive analyst and broadcaster.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceptive
Adjective
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Businesses cannot process sensitive data without obtaining consumer consent.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The website Health in Her Hue, for example, connects Black women and women of color to culturally sensitive healthcare providers.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Chekhov’s imagination is too wise and subtle for that.—
Philip Metres
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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Other characters include a talkative nurse, a wise parrot named Leonard, and a grumpy cat named Bitchy.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Clubs in the Saudi Pro League expressed their interest in signing Son, but the forward is keen on joining LAFC, where former Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris currently stars and where ex-Spurs great Gareth Bale won an MLS Cup.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Though some residents are not keen on seeing alligators in the wild, the animals are just as terrified of humans as humans are of them.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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If comparable roles are scarce or offer significantly lower pay, retiring may be prudent.—
Andrew Whalen,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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And being wrong, or holding onto ideas longer than data suggests is prudent, could lead to building expensive instruments that may not add much new knowledge to the world, if they are not engineered to pursue what the universe actually has on offer.—
Sarah Scoles,
JSTOR Daily,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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All of their three quickest games (2:03, 2:07 and 2:08) have been started by Pivetta.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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Dončić changed into his practice clothes for a quick promotional shoot.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Each session offers insightful information presented in a colorful, understandable, and entertaining format that offers real food for thought!—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 July 2025
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Time To Value Realization One insightful metric is time to value realization, which measures how quickly a company can start deriving business value from an AI implementation.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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In Gaza City, 16% of 15,000 children were found to suffer from acute malnutrition, quadruple the percentage from February.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
25 July 2025
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This is sometimes called an acute dystonia reaction.—
Ruth Jessen Hickman,
Health,
25 July 2025
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“Perceptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceptive. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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