CLEARHEADED Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

clearheaded

adjective

ˈklir-ˌhe-dəd

Definition of clearheaded

as in lucid

having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions waited until she was clearheaded to make the decision

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as in sober

not having one's mind affected by alcohol woke up clearheaded and alert the next morning

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Recent Examples of clearheaded Such detachment was meant to allow for accurate diagnoses and clearheaded decision-making. — Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 In just 60 seconds, most people feel calmer, more clearheaded and more energized. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025 The extremely clearheaded way Pistorius describes an experience that, thankfully, almost none of us will ever go through is what lends so much power to Ghost Boy’s narrative. — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025 Delta 8 has a lower psychotropic potency than delta-nine and produces more clearheaded effects. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for clearheaded

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Perfectly lucid, aware of the smell of Simple Green overtaken by perfumes, the talcum stink of baby powder.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
But his memory, of a long career as a reporter around the globe, with turns as an essayist, a historian, a novelist, and a political activist, remains almost eerily lucid.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of lucid

Adjective

On his first new music since getting sober, the prolific 30-year-old singer-songwriter offers a sense of adult clarity—and some welcome self-editing.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Meg has been sober from her social media bottom lines for just over five years now.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sober

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Compact optical clocks could eventually contribute to such systems by providing stable timing references onboard vehicles, reducing dependence on external signals.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Under some circumstances, however, solutions exist that allow for a stable system even if two such planets interact.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of stable

Adjective

With stimulus checks gone and student loan payments back, Maggiulli suggests the drop may partly be a return to normal.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
In both cases, people with pre-existing hypertension experienced bigger drops in systolic and diastolic pressure than those with normal blood pressure.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of normal

Adjective

Sometimes our rational understanding of life and death bumps into a seemingly impossible presence.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Americans cast English severity as evidence of an old, corrupt political order and imagined their own laws as rational, proportionate and suited to free citizens.

— Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of rational

Adjective

Screencaps, which publishes seven-days-a-week, is a mix of sports, pop culture, and emails from sane readers from around the world.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Martinez and Ishibashi play McConaughey and Harrelson’s real-life spouses like easily exasperated sitcom spouses, half disapproving wet blankets and half the only sane people in their respective families.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of sane

Adjective

JPMorgan upgrades Intel to neutral from underweight JPMorgan said the risk/reward is more balanced.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
The shari is balanced, lightly sweet and subtly salty with a savoriness that enhances whatever fish is draped over its surface.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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