1
: having or showing a clear understanding : perceptive
clearheaded comments
2
: able to think clearly
stay calm and clearheaded
clearheadedly adverb
clearheadedness noun

Examples of clearheaded in a Sentence

He remains calm and clearheaded in tense situations. waited until she was clearheaded to make the decision
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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

Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of clearheaded was in 1709

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“Clearheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearheaded. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

clearheaded

adjective
: able to think clearly
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