- insight
- nounADJECTIVE▪ considerable, great, real, significant▪ deep, profound▪ detailed▪ brief▪ brilliant, good, remarkable▪
The objective of the research is to gain a better insight into market forces.
▪ keen, illuminating, penetrating, perceptive, revealing▪ crucial, important, invaluable, valuable▪ helpful, useful▪ fascinating, interesting▪ startling▪ fresh, new, novel▪ original, unique▪Freud's original insights into the working of the mind
▪ rare▪ clear▪ basic, fundamental▪ direct, instant▪The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms.
▪ additional, further▪ personal▪ critical, historical, psychological, spiritual, theoretical… OF INSIGHT▪ flash▪With a flash of insight, she found the solution to the problem.
▪ degree, levelVERB + INSIGHT▪ have▪The experienced specialist has professional skills and insight.
▪ lack▪ show▪ afford (sb), allow (sb), give (sb), lend, offer (sb), produce, provide (sb with), yield▪The letters lend some insight into her writing process.
▪ gain, garner (esp. AmE), get, glean, obtain▪ apply▪Teachers have to apply in the classroom the insights that they gain in educational courses.
▪ share▪We meet regularly to discuss working methods and share insights.
PREPOSITION▪ insight about▪Schopenhauer's insight about music
▪ insight into▪a fresh insight into Picasso's mind
▪ insight as to, insight to▪an insight as to how the gene works
PHRASES▪ a lack of insight
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
