Brain

/bɹeɪn/

Synonyms for "brain" (198 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (40)

Noun(12 words)

encephalon genius mastermind mind batter bludgeon brainiac brainpower cerebra cerebrum cerebrums cognition

abdomen acumenafferent neuronanus appendixautonomic nervous systemaxon beanblind gutblow to piecesblow upbowels brainsbring downburn to deathcapacity cecumcentral nervous systemcerebral cortexcognition

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colon conception consciousnesscraniosacral nervous systemcut downcut to piecesdeal a deathblowdendrite

Strong matches (59)

depth discernmentdiscourse of reasondiscursive reasondisintegrate drop duodenumeffector organefferent neuronencephalon endocardium entrails esprit fell foregut frag ganglion genius gibletsgive the quietus

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gizzardgray mattergun downguts head headpiece heart highbrow hindgut imagination incinerate innardsinner mechanisminsides intellect intellection intellectualintellectual facultyintelligence internalsinternuncial neuronintestine inwards jejunum jugulate kidney kishkes knowledge lapidatelarge intestine

Noun(8 words)

egghead einstein harns head hit intellect intelligence kale

Preposition(1 words)

in head

Related words (99)

lay lowleader liverliver and lightslung mastermindmedullary sheathmensmental capacitymentality midgut mindmother witnervenerve trunknervous systemneuron noddle noggin noodle

Show 68 more words

nousorgan of thoughtpate perception perceptiveness percipience perineumperipheral nervous systemperspicacity pistol planner plexus poleaxpower of reasonprodigy psyche pump pylorus ratio rationality reason reasoningreasoning facultyrectum riddle sagacity scholar sconceseat of thoughtsensation sense sensorium sensorysensory areasensory cellshootshoot downshoot to deathshotgun silencesmall intestinesmartssolar plexusspinal cordspleenstab to deathstomach stonestone to deathstrike deadstuffing synapsethoracolumbar nervous systemthought ticker tripe tripes understanding vaporizevermiform appendixvernunft viscera vitalswhite matterwisdomwise manwit works

Noun(11 words)

learning abilitymental capacitymentality noodles nous psyche reasoning smack wetware wit wonder

Choosing the right synonym

Closest matches in this entry: encephalon, genius, mastermind, mind, abdomen.
Sentence evidence is available for brain, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

17 entries

anatomical structurecognition hit individual injure intellect intellectual intelligence kill knowledgemental abilityneural structurenoesis organ organs person

Showing 16 of 17 words.

More specific

13 entries

attention bludgeon brainstem cerebellumcerebral cortexhippocampus inventor memory planner reasoning smack strategist thinker

Collocations

12 entries

brain cellbrain damagebrain developmentbrain drainbrain functionbrain injurybrain plasticitybrain powerbrain stemcerebral cortexneural networksprefrontal cortex

Inflections

3 entries

brained braining brains

Derivations

5 entries

brainchild braininess brainstorm brainwave brainy

Translations

400 translations across 232 languages.

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智者 noun (person providing intelligence)
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brein noun (intelligent person)
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Greek

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διάνοια noun (intelligent person)
εγκέφαλος noun (organ)
εγκέφαλος noun (person providing intelligence)
ιδιοφυΐα noun (intelligent person)

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qarasaq noun (organ)

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Japanese

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智者 noun (intelligent person)
知的指導者 noun (person providing intelligence)
知識人 noun (person providing intelligence)
秀才 noun (intelligent person)

Javanese

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Jeju

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khǖîe noun (organ)
khǖîe noun (person providing intelligence)

Khmer

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tombo noun (organ)

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вем noun (organ)

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benak noun (organ)
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Malayalam

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തലച്ചോറ് noun (organ)
തലച്ചോറ് noun (person providing intelligence)
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ബുദ്ധിമാന് noun (intelligent person)

Maltese

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moħħ noun (organ)

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тархи noun (organ)
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mōhio noun (intelligent person)
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Pali

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mózg noun (organ)
mózg noun (person providing intelligence)

Portuguese

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cabeça noun (intelligent person)
cabeça noun (person providing intelligence)
crânio noun (intelligent person)
cérebro noun (organ)

Punjabi

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Quechua

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togşu noun (organ)
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Romanian

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creier noun (organ)
erudit noun (intelligent person)

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Russian

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голова́ noun (person providing intelligence)
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мозг noun (organ)
мозг noun (person providing intelligence)

Sanskrit

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Scots

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Shan

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Sudovian

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mazgena noun (organ)
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Swahili

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bongo noun (intelligent person)
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ubongo noun (organ)

Swedish

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Tagalog

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matalino noun (intelligent person)
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нгэвэй noun (organ)
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Turkish

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beyin noun (organ)
bilge noun (intelligent person)
çaşıt noun (person providing intelligence)
öke noun (intelligent person)

Turkmen

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beýin noun (organ)

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мээ noun (organ)

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Ukrainian

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мо́зок noun (organ)
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mozy noun (organ)

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Uyghur

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não noun (organ)
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Yakut

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Yami

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Yoruba

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mezg (diq) noun (organ)

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Sample sentences

34 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

When the body is touched, receptors in the skin send messages to the brain causing the release of chemicals such as endorphins.

Source: tatoeba (1728)

There are days where I feel like my brain wants to abandon me.

Source: tatoeba (1830)

The brain is just a complicated machine.

Source: tatoeba (1846)

Students discussed the problem of brain death for a long time.

Source: tatoeba (21422)

Showing 4 of 34 available sentences.

Common questions

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Closest matches include encephalon, genius, mastermind, mind, abdomen.

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