"insight" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Clear or deep perception of a situation (synset 105718303)
is a type of: perception - knowledge gained by perceiving

same as: penetration
A feeling of understanding (synset 107528486)
is a type of: sensibility - refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions

same as: perceptiveness, perceptivity
The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation (synset 105815314)
is a type of: apprehension, discernment, savvy, understanding - the cognitive condition of someone who understands
subtypes:
- light - mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- revelation - an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
- breakthrough, discovery, find - a productive insight
- flash - a sudden brilliant understanding
same as: brainstorm, brainwave
Grasping the inner nature of things intuitively (synset 105716154)
is a type of: intuition - instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)

same as: sixth sense