Synonyms of insightful

insightful

adjective

ˈin-ˌsīt-fəl 

as in wise

having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge

a critical study featuring an insightful analysis of the novelist's recurring themes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wise
• prudent
• perceptive
• brilliant
• thoughtful
• sagacious
• intelligent
• clever
• experienced
• discerning
• scholarly
• sage
• smart
• keen
• quick
• penetrating
• knowledgeable
• sapient
• reflective
• acute
• literate
• perspicacious
• erudite
• astute
• bright
• cerebral
• sharp
• learned
• discriminative
• shrewd
• nimble
• discriminating
• quick-witted
• contemplative
• percipient
• brainy
• clearheaded
• piercing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwise
• dense
• obtuse
• dull
• simple
• unperceptive
• stupid
• idiotic
• dumb
• foolish
• silly
• slow
• thoughtless
• purblind
• unintelligent
• moronic
• witless
• imbecile
• imbecilic
• brainless
• feebleminded
• undiscriminating
• woodenheaded
• idiotical
• slow-witted
• knuckleheaded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of insightful

Back in Key West, the couples are getting ready for their final evening together, and Dr. Mimi, ever the insightful resident psychiatrist, comes prepared. —Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025

As both a lawyer and a theater artist, Botts has a solid and insightful perspective on this play. —David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025

That's brilliantly insightful, because most mathematics is developed in a vacuum. —Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025

In fact, people of African origin have the greatest genetic diversity amongst all groups of people, making results from investigating the cancer biology in Black American patients immensely biologically insightful. —Angelique Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025