Meaning & use

saner

adjective·Everyday

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More mentally sound or rational; more sensible or reasonable.

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A saner approach would be to test the product before mass production.

He seemed much saner after a good night's sleep and a clear head.

A note on using this word

"Saner" is used both clinically, contrasting mental soundness, and loosely, to describe a more sensible course of action.

Words with a similar meaning

more rationalmore sensible

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Words with an opposite meaning

more insanecrazier

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