sanely

Thân thiện

She is speaking sanely about the plan for the new community garden.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a mentally healthy, rational, or lucid manner: Describes behaving or thinking with soundness of mind, free from mental disturbance or extreme irrationality.
   • With good sense, reason, or intelligence; in a reasonable or prudent way: Describes acting or speaking in a way that shows practical wisdom and sound judgment.

Usage Examples

• In a mentally healthy/rational manner:

  • Despite the immense stress, she managed to react sanely to the news.
  • The therapist helped him learn to process his emotions sanely.

• With good sense/reasonably:

  • We need to discuss this problem sanely, without letting emotions take over.
  • He sanely decided to postpone the trip until the storm passed.

Advanced Usage

• "to see/think sanely": to perceive or think about something in a clear, rational, and undistorted way.

  • After a good night's sleep, I was finally able to think sanely about the proposal.

• "to act/decide sanely": to take action or make a decision based on reasonable judgment.

  • Given the budget constraints, investing in new equipment was not a sanely considered option.

Variants and Related Words

• Sane (adjective): having a healthy mind; rational and sensible.

  • The court found the defendant sane at the time of the crime.

• Saneness (noun, less common): the quality or state of being sane.

  • Her saneness in the midst of chaos was reassuring.

Synonyms

• Rationally: based on reason or logic.
• Sensibly: in a way that shows good judgment.
• Lucidity: with clear and rational thought.
• Reasonably: in a fair and sensible way.

Antonyms

• Insanely: in a mentally ill or extremely irrational way.
• Madly: in a wild, uncontrolled, or foolish manner.
• Irrationality: without clear reason or logic.

Related Phrases

• "To keep a sane mind": to maintain mental stability and rationality.

  • Meditation helps her keep a sane mind during stressful periods.

• "Sanely possible": within the bounds of reasonable or practical possibility.

  • We will complete the repairs as quickly as is sanely possible.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a sane or lucid manner
   • she is behaving rather sanely these days even though we know she is schizophrenic
2. with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner
   • he acted sensibly in the crisis
   • speak more sanely about these affairs
   • acted quite reasonably

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sensibly
• reasonably