commonsense
adjective/ˈkɑmənˌsɛns/
Frequency rank: #17,843 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
based on practical good judgment that most people would agree with.
Example sentence
Her commonsense approach to the problem saved the team a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Synonyms & related words
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