be perceptive

Frequency: 8.025.5 per million words

To have or show the ability to see or understand things quickly, especially things that are not obvious.

perceptiveVERB + perceptive

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Examples (10)

  • She tends to be very perceptive when it comes to subtle emotional cues.
  • A good leader must be perceptive to the needs and concerns of their team.
  • He proved to be quite perceptive about the underlying problems of the project.
  • Children can often be more perceptive than adults to dishonesty.
  • To truly understand art, one needs to be perceptive to its various layers of meaning.
  • Critics should be perceptive and offer insightful analysis, not just opinion.
  • I try to be perceptive to the unspoken feelings of others.
  • Despite his quiet nature, he was known to be extremely perceptive.
  • You have to be perceptive enough to notice these small details.
  • Being perceptive is crucial for understanding complex social dynamics.