What is a synonym for "common-sense"?

Common synonyms include: good sense, horse sense, mother wit, admissibility, balance, cool head.

Common-sense

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Dated form of common sense. alt-of, dated, uncountable
"In fact, such unfortunate persons have no resource but to become what we call Pedants; to ensconce themselves in a safe world of habitudes, of applicable or inapplicable traditions; not coveting, rather avoiding the general daylight of common-sense, as very extraneous to them and their procedure; by long persistence in which course they become Completed Pedants, hidebound, impenetrable, able to defy the hostile extraneous element; an alarming kind of men"

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good sense horse sense mother wit admissibility balance cool head

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"In March 2014, the Administration released a Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions from landfills, coal mining, agriculture, and oil and gas systems through voluntary actions and common-sense standards."

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