Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun in_sight

4 senses of insight

Sense 1
penetration, insight -- (clear or deep perception of a situation)
       => perception -- (knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception")

Sense 2
insight, perceptiveness, perceptivity -- (a feeling of understanding)
       => sensibility -- (refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions; "cruelty offended his sensibility")

Sense 3
insight, brainstorm, brainwave -- (the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation)
       => understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy -- (the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect")

Sense 4
insight, sixth sense -- (grasping the inner nature of things intuitively)
       => intuition -- (instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes))

Antonyms of adj in_sight

1 sense of in sight

Sense 1
in sight -- (at or within a reasonable distance for seeing; "not a policeman in sight"; "kept the monkey in view")

INDIRECT (VIA visible) -> invisible, unseeable -- (impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an invisible hinge"; "invisible mending")

Similarity of adj in_sight

1 sense of in sight

Sense 1
in sight -- (at or within a reasonable distance for seeing; "not a policeman in sight"; "kept the monkey in view")
       => visible (vs. invisible), seeable -- (capable of being seen; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files")

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