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Judiciousness

The quality or state of being judicious; sagacity; sound judgment.

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Narrower term 4

Care 76% connected

A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

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Caution 76% connected

A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided; prudence in regard to danger; provident care; wa…

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Forethought 76% connected

Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate.

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Precaution 76% connected

Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.

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Broader term 6

Discernment 76% connected

The act of discerning.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Judgement 76% connected

the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

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Judgment 76% connected

The act of judging; the operation of the mind, involving comparison and discrimination, by which a knowledge of the values and relations of thins, wh…

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Sagacity 76% connected

The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrew…

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Wisdom 76% connected

The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment…

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Wiseness 76% connected

Wisdom.

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Derivationally related 2

Wise 74% connected

Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.

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Wise 74% connected

Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.

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Synonym 1

Sagacity 92% connected

The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrew…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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