insightful

[ in-sahyt-fuhl ]

adjective

1. characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.

Other Words From

• insightful·ly adverb
• insightful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of insightful¹

First recorded in 1905–10; insight + -ful

Example Sentences

Filled with optimism, Sarah assigns her best colleagues to craft an insightful SEO proposal.

From Search Engine Watch

Create and share insightful posts and make sure that you engage with your audience as much as possible.

From Search Engine Watch

Don’t miss this insightful webinar which promises to be one of the most advanced and innovative paid media webinars of the year.

From Search Engine Land

Publish linkable assets and insightful resources for both clients and amplifiers.

From Search Engine Watch

Michael Lewis is one of the most insightful American non-fiction writers of our generation, going back to Liar’s Poker, but also Moneyball, The Big Short, and The Undoing Project.

From Freakonomics

His theories and interpretations are often astonishingly insightful.

From The Daily Beast

Certain sentences and paragraphs capture a self-awareness that is more insightful than obnoxious or narcissistic.

From The Daily Beast

Overall, The Judge wants to be insightful and funny and sad, but it instead ends up being clichéd and redundant.

From The Daily Beast

His novel The Last Magazine, published posthumously this month, is just like him:  blistering, fun, insightful, and profane.

From The Daily Beast

We had a very insightful email conversation about what 9/11 meant to her, to me, and to the world, in general.

From The Daily Beast

As if she had been guilty of thoughts too insightful, Mrs. Pendyce blushed.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• astute
• intelligent
• penetrating
• sharp
• shrewd
• smart