Intellect

/ˈɪntəlɛkt/

Synonyms for "intellect" (123 found)

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Noun(6 words)

reasonacademic elitebrainpower cleverness cognitioncognitive ability

apprehension aptitude authority brahmin brain brains brainworker brilliance caliber calibrate capacity character clevernesscommon sensecomprehension conception consciousnessdeductive powerdepth

Strong matches (37)

doctor egghead elderelder statesmanesemplastic poweresprit geniusgray mattergreat soulguru head headpiece highbrow ideation illuminateintegrative powerintellectualintellectual graspintellectual powerintellectualism

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intellectualist intellectuality intelligenceintelligence quotientintuition iq judgement knowledge literate

Noun(7 words)

human brainintellectualintellectual abilityintellectuals intelligencelearned classlogic

Preposition(1 words)

in head

Related words (61)

lover of wisdommahatmaman of intellectman of wisdommandarin master mastermindmental agemental capacitymental graspmental ratiomentality mentor mindmother witnative witnous oracle philosopherpower of mind

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prodigy psyche pundit rabbi ratio rationality reason reasonableness reasoningreasoning powerrishi sage sanity sapient savant scholarscope of mindseer sense smarts soul starets thinkerthinking powerthought understandingwhite-collar intellectualwise manwise old manwit

Noun(11 words)

mazda mind minds noggin nous rationality reasoning scholars thinking understanding wits

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More general

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actorcognitive abilitycognitive capacitydoereducated classfaculty intelligencemental capacitymental facultymodulesocial classworker

More specific

11 entries

abstract thinkinganalytical abilityanalytical thinkingcreative insightcritical thinkingdeductive reasoninglogical reasoningphilosophersproblem solvingsavants scholars

Collocations

6 entries

academic intellectacute intellecthigh intellectintellectual capacitykeen intellectstrong intellect

Inflections

1 entries

intellects

Derivations

2 entries

intellectual intellectually

Sample sentences

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Opinion is ultimately determined by feelings, and not by the intellect.

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It is beyond the boundaries of human intellect.

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In other words, education is the instruction of the intellect in the laws of Nature.

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The possession of intellect is what distinguishes us from wild animals.

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