Intellect synonyms

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rationalize
Rationalize is to attempt to justify something or to make excuses for bad behavior or an unpleasant outcome.
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reason
A motive for an action or a determination.
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ability (related)
(Countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude. [First attested in the early 17 th century.]
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intelligence
The definition of intelligence is the ability to retain knowledge, use reasoning to solve problems or have above average brain power.
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sense
A sense is defined as a way that the body perceives external stimuli, or is an awareness or feeling about something.
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understanding
(Countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer.
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imagination (related)
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creative-power (related)
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creative-imagination (related)
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comprehension
The knowledge that is acquired in this way.
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brain
By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
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mentality
Mentality is defined as the ability to think, or to a mental attitude.
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judgment (related)
An opinion or estimate formed after consideration or deliberation, especially a formal or authoritative decision:
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mind (related)
(Philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.
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noesis
The consciousness side to duality of noesis and noema.
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thoughts (related)
Plural form of thought
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acumen (related)
The definition of acumen is the ability to quickly and accurately understand and deal with a situation or choice.
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cognitive
Having a basis in or reducible to empirical factual knowledge.
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intuition (related)
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eloquence (related)
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virtue (related)
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cleverness (related)
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innate (related)
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consciousness (related)
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ego (related)
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sagacity (related)
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individuality (related)
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cerebral
The definition of cerebral is something having to do with the brain.
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epistemological
Of or pertaining to knowing or cognizing, as a mental activity.
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gnostic
Alternative capitalization of Gnostic.
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highbrow
(US, colloquial) Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured.
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intelligential
Of or pertaining to the intelligence
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noetic
Originating in or apprehended by reason.
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odyssean
Of or pertaining to the Odyssey (Ancient Greek epic poem by Homer).
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rational
Showing reason; not foolish or silly; sensible
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sagacious
The definition of sagacious is someone with sound judgment.
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sophic
(Obsolete) Teaching wisdom.
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acquaintance
(Uncountable) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy
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cognition
(Countable) A result of a cognitive process.
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entelechy
In some philosophical systems, a vital force that directs an organism toward self-fulfillment.
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genius
The definition of a genius is someone with an amazing mental or creative ability.
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information
As contrasted with data, knowledge which is gathered as a result of processing data. [from 20th c.]
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intellectuality
The characteristic of being intellectual.
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luminosity
The condition or quality of being luminous.
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perspicacity
The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly.
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profundity
Great intellectual insight or understanding:
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sapience
The property of being sapient, the property of possessing or being able to possess wisdom.
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smarts
(Informal, chiefly US) intelligence; smartness
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thinker
An intellectual, such as a philosopher or theologian.
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wit
The definition of wit is good sense, or powers of thinking, or a quick sense of humor.
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intellectualize
To make intellectual; give an intellectual quality to
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emotion (antonym)
Any specific feeling; any of various complex reactions with both mental and physical manifestations, as love, hate, fear, anger, etc.
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ignorance (antonym)
The definition of ignorance is being unaware, uneducated or unknowledgeable.
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The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and acquiring and applying knowledge
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intellectual
An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.
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human-nature (related)
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dianoetic
Pertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual.
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epistemic
The definition of epistemic is related to knowledge or knowing.
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rationality
A rational belief or practice.
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Intellect Sentence Examples

  • As her intellect grew she became less dependent on this sense.

  • The intellect of the age thus no longer exhibited itself as a unity.

  • Thus in the perfection of man, as in the nature of God, will and intellect must be united.

  • I don't understand how a man of his immense intellect can fail to see what is as clear as day, and can go so far astray.

  • The higher the human intellect rises in the discovery of these purposes, the more obvious it becomes, that the ultimate purpose is beyond our comprehension.

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