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Noun
▲
An organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates
cerebrum
mind
head
psyche
encephalon
cerebellum
harns
thinker
cerebral matter
gray matter
grey matter
medulla oblongata
upper storey
upper story
telencephalon
endbrain
“I would have loved to have gotten inside the brain of Steve Jobs to find out what made him tick.”
Noun
▲
(usually "brains") A clever person who supplies the ideas and plans for a group of people
intellect
genius
thinker
highbrow
intellectual
scholar
academic
brainiac
egghead
mastermind
mind
sage
wizard
brainbox
polymath
whiz
wiz
bluestocking
boffin
prodigy
academician
doctor
Einstein
pundit
clever person
bright spark
clever clogs
rocket scientist
expert
master
aficionado
enthusiast
oracle
winner
judge
fanatic
practitioner
addict
devotee
doyenne
fancier
arbiter
obsessive
fan
lover
nut
maniac
idol
hero
technician
junkie
leader
afficionado
fool
bug
sucker
junky
hound
habitue
exponent
grand master
jock
icon
zealot
kingpin
big name
aficionada
high priest
figure
top hand
top dog
big shot
big cheese
top brass
big wig
personality
leading light
trooper
cordon bleu
conductor
victor
comer
talented child
phenom
quiz kid
insider
legend
source
top player
counsellorUK
graduate
resource person
old master
spellbinder
real pro
counsel
advisor
warhorse
vet
old-timer
stager
paragon
key player
headliner
lead
MVP
prima donna
whiz-bang
aestheteUK
dilettante
ideal
eye-opener
wonderful thing
amazing thing
longtimer
appreciator
consigliere
counselorUS
guide
horse's mouth
great
miracle worker
sight
estheteUS
old guard
experienced person
old school
old stager
old soldier
heroine
wonder-worker
miracle-worker
specialist in
expert judge of
arbiter of taste
authority on
expert judge
one for the books
luminary
freelancer
dignitary
bible
person experienced in something
public figure
czar
boss
kingfish
textbook
law
brass
governor
aristocrat
Bible
exec
executive
VIP
ivory dome
power elite
mogul
heavyweight
elite
standout
city hall
front office
most valuable player
notable
face
name
worthy
expert witness
personage
big kahuna
official
big noise
big gun
person of influence
light
guiding light
top cat
celeb
bigwig
follower
adherent
admirer
groupie
habitué
rooter
activity
slave
often injurious aficionado
more ❯
“History states that Einstein was the brains behind the discovery of the theory of relativity.”
Noun
▲
(usually "brains") Intellectual capacity
intelligence
intellect
sense
mind
understanding
wit
brainpower
reason
smarts
sagacity
savvy
wits
acumen
brilliance
cleverness
discernment
head
nous
reasoning
shrewdness
wisdom
brightness
capacity
headpiece
intellectuality
judgmentUS
judgementUK
mentality
smartness
braininess
sagaciousness
sageness
intellectual capacity
kop
loaf
mental capacity
brain power
common sense
quick-wittedness
sharp-wittedness
intellectual power
mental ability
mental acuity
mental agility
powers of reasoning
quickness of mind
IQ
I.Q.
judiciousness
enlightenment
experience
hardheadedness
sensitivity
good judgment
apprehension
arguteness
foresight
inventiveness
education
savoir faire
resourcefulness
balance
circumspection
ingeniousness
incisiveness
clear thinking
soundness
subtlety
sophistication
worldliness
vision
artfulness
scholarship
stability
learnedness
grip
sound judgment
sound mind
lucidness
reasonableness
wariness
maturity
observation
policy
appreciation
clear mind
virtuosity
command
cultivation
edification
information
pansophy
caution
insightfulness
enterprise
initiative
authority
acquaintance
consideration
responsiveness
schooling
culture
coherence
inspiration
tactfulness
farsightedness
suss
far-sightedness
craftiness
accomplishments
wiliness
ken
presence of mind
healthy mind
logical thought
right mind
attainments
sound judgement
calculation
solidity
normality
delicacy
familiarity
clarity
nimbleness
soundness of mind
native intelligence
esprit
excellence
means
acquaintanceship
light
refinement
heedfulness
vigilance
pragmatism
imaginativeness
watchfulness
forethought
providence
omniscience
intimacy
commonsense
senses
logicality
keen-wittedness
rationalness
doctrine
illumination
level of intelligence
degree of intelligence
good judgement
scientific thinking
good reasoning
attention
powers of discernment
cognitive faculties
reasonability
soberness
cogency
eye
study
recognition
calculatedness
masterfulness
percipiency
skills
artifice
sensitiveness
observance
accuracy
guile
potentiality
subtleness
lore
facts
hold
acquaintance with
letters
diplomacy
distinction
science
familiarity with
intimacy with
deep insight
heed
sleight
quick wits
conversance with
instruction
wherewithal
philosophy
qualification
realizationUS
savoir-faire
divination
book learning
revelation
creativeness
might
evidence
mental faculties
conversance
mental health
proof
realisationUK
strong point
sharp-sightedness
slyness
docility
equanimity
moderation
fairness
fineness
razor-sharpness
brilliancy
prodigiousness
cunningness
greatness
originality
knowing
acquirements
practical intelligence
realism
cool
mental powers
selectivity
cavernousness
fathomlessness
reach
immensity
panache
sharpening
honing
polish
sting
precision
handiness
quick thinking
innovation
cop on
sound sense
sweet reason
good taste
qualities
powers of intuition
neatness
simplicity
rationale
mindfulness
idea
need
notice
thinking
regard
acknowledgmentUS
note
invention
innovativeness
sensibility
savviness
niftiness
control
potency
plain sense
prescience
description
introduction
right-mindedness
ableness
address
nippiness
humanities
belles-lettres
literature
books
exposure
involvement
academic attainment
acknowledgementUK
balance of mind
preparedness
aplomb
concept
click
wavelength
drift
training
practice
practical knowledge
sense one was born with
intellectual brilliance
literacy
clue
expertism
breadth of view
thinking outside the box
knowing inside out
qualifications
impression
professionalism
book-learning
interpretation
fluency in
ability in
conscious thought
letter
academic training
specializationUS
contact
action
grounding
academic study
intellectual attainment
research
academic achievement
take
aha
prehension
physical ability
worldly wisdom
ability to understand
slow take
double take
enthusiasm
drive
spiritedness
empiricism
life skills
technique
doing
hindsight
participation
suaveness
development
theory
energy
ambition
vigourUK
vigorUS
vitality
zest
push
dash
scoop
tuition
picture
noesis
principles
dogma
substance
pedantry
elegance
elucidation
bookishness
knowledgeableness
inside story
goods
dope
vim
go
pep
oomph
pizzazzUS
zip
pzazzUK
resource
explanation
clarification
dirt
specialisationUK
get-up-and-go
details
resolution
epiphany
truth
guidance
clues
data
caliberUS
calibreUK
info
unravelment
exposition
specifics
explication
stature
adequacy
quick wit
illustration
clearing up
the goods
up to it
more ❯
“This sport, in fact, requires brains in addition to athletic ability.”
Noun
▲
Person who teaches college courses
professor
don
prof
chair
fellow
academic
academician
assistant
dean
educator
egghead
instructor
lecturer
pedagogueUK
pedagogUS
principal
pundit
quant
sage
savant
teacher
tutor
emeritus professor
head of faculty
Regius professor
faculty member
full professor
head of department
rocket scientist
university teacher
holder of a chair
intellectualist
geek
nerd
longhair
prodigy
whiz
double-dome
bright spark
walking encyclopedia
wiz
know-it-all
intelligentsia
Brahmin
wonk
mahatma
Solomon
doubledome
swot
statto
trainspotter
anorak
literato
illuminato
talent
spod
theorist
academian
Poindexter
learner
maharishi
clever person
theoretician
ideologist
propeller head
Nestor
cerebrum
psyche
head
wise man
casuist
experimenter
investigator
analyzer
fieldworker
analyst
tester
clinician
field researcher
maestro
braintruster
intelligent person
avant-garde
fundi
gifted child
master-hand
more ❯
Noun
▲
The head, particularly the top or crown
pate
dome
head
noggin
nut
noddle
bean
poll
nob
block
noodle
mazard
mazzard
cranium
skull
crown
bonce
scalp
vertex
mind
skullcap
upstairs
thinker
coconut
attic
belfry
upper story
top story
think tank
gray matter
napper
conk
crumpet
Costard
cup
nip
dram
mug
tot
loaf
vault
cupola
capitulum
rotunda
hemisphere
arched roof
bulge
mound
mosque
covering
top
bubble
ceiling
roof
arcade
arch
span
arched ceiling
more ❯
Noun
▲
An overly studious or intellectual person
wonk
geek
nerd
grind
swot
bookworm
weenie
dork
dink
dweeb
grub
poindexter
swotter
greasy grind
intellectual
scholar
intellectualist
highbrow
egghead
academic
thinker
brainiac
doubledome
prodigy
polymath
genius
longhair
Einstein
statto
trainspotter
mastermind
bluestocking
boffin
sage
brainbox
expert
whizz
wizard
academician
brains
maven
intelligentsia
Brahmin
philosopher
whiz
man of letters
woman of letters
flabbergast
intellect
pandit
pedant
bookman
master
maestro
literato
pundit
braintruster
doctor
don
illuminato
otaku
fundi
gifted child
learned person
intelligent person
pointy-head
master-hand
avant-garde
more ❯
Noun
▲
A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics
tactician
campaigner
general
mastermind
planner
schemer
strategist
coordinator
diplomat
director
negotiator
spin doctor
Noun
▲
One's thought processes
will
thoughts
consciousness
thought processes
Noun
▲
Someone who claims to be knowledgeable or an expert in something, obnoxiously dismissing the opinions, advice, suggestions, etc.
know-it-all
braggart
intellectual
know-all
smarty-pants
windbag
wiseacre
clever clogs
clever Dick
smart aleck
smarty pants
walking encyclopedia
wise guy
smarty
smart alec
wisenheimer
swellhead
malapert
witling
wag
weisenheimer
smartie
smart-arse
smarty-boots
bigmouth
saucebox
wisecracker
wise apple
smart-aleck
wise-guy
smarty or smartie
wisenheimer or weisenheimer
Noun
▲
A person or thing that brings something into existence
creator
author
designer
father
initiator
maker
originator
architect
begetter
generator
composer
deviser
inventor
mother
producer
writer
developer
engineer
establisher
founder
framer
inaugurator
instigator
instituter
institutor
parent
sire
mastermind
founding father
prime mover
revolutionary
radical
rebel
soapbox orator
subversive
revolutionist
activist
malcontent
tub-thumper
leader of the pack
gang leader
imp
scamp
rogue
gremlin
rascal
insurgent
protester
disrupter
leftist
revisionist
fighter
pusher
advocate
heretic
dissident
dogmatist
zealot
reactionary
champion
propagandist
partisan
anarchist
provoker
heel
recreant
demonstrator
hothead
wave maker
smart aleck
loose cannon
mixer
gossip
mischief-makers
slyboots
guerrilla
campaigner
dissentient
dissenter
rioter
criminal
passionate orator
gossipmonger
scandalmonger
stormy petrel
hooligan
weasel
scalawag
pest
menace
snake
phonyUS
bad apple
haranguer
spark
operative
noncooperator
spy
rotten apple
phoneyUK
orator
politician
fanatic
haranger
political agitator
encourager
prompter
intelligence agent
provocative agent
bad actor
genius
agitating person
crowd pleaser
intellect
chieftain
predecessor
source
precursor
mind
devil
authority
brainbox
antecedent
monkey
rapscallion
spokesperson
skipper
President
orchestrator
boss
commander
captain
general
urchin
abettor
virtuoso
mischief
bright spark
rocket scientist
intelligence
demon
head honcho
rowdy
progenitor
prototype
evildoer
more ❯
Noun
▲
Person who is learning something
pupil
learner
student
apprentice
disciple
follower
trainee
beginner
novice
neophyte
mentee
probationer
tyro
catechumen
protégé
recruit
schoolboy
schoolgirl
attendant
bookworm
junior
satellite
senior
sophomore
tenderfoot
undergraduate
understudy
first-year student
graduate student
newcomer
dilettante
nonprofessional
dabbler
layperson
putterer
n00b
noob
outsider
layman
aspirant
uninitiate
smatterer
Johnny-come-lately
new arrival
selectee
potterer
tinkerer
trifler
ham
conscript
hopeful
nubcake
nonexpert
hobbyist
non-professional
nub
bush leaguer
Sunday driver
youngster
hire
incomer
new entrant
parishioner
believer
laic
secular
draftee
devotee
dallier
non-specialist
first year
upstart
scrub
underclassman
new boy/girl
inexperienced worker
freshman/woman
normie
lad
puppy
whippersnapper
filly
solicitor
entry
petitioner
rival
stranger
stripling
foal
sapling
youngling
yearling
parvenu
johnny-come-lately
young horse
helper
latecomer
maverick
old hand
muggle
enthusiast
sailor
soldier
employee
volunteer
serviceperson
GI
late arrival
aestheteUK
fan
buff
new believer
estheteUS
dabbler out
enlisted person
casual participant
new kid in town
nouveau arrive
impressed man
enlisted man
lay person
loafer
pretender
more ❯
Verb
▲
To take violent or aggressive action against
attack
assault
assail
hit
hurt
ambush
beat
mug
aggress
batter
harm
bean
kick
overwhelm
sic
boot
clock
pummelledUK
pummelUS
besiege
bother
clip
jump
larrup
slog
strike
bop
paste
sick
trash
biff
bust
harass
wallop
beset
boff
bushwhack
thrash
bat
blister
cook
punch
club
pound
stab
whop
assault physically
beat up
chop down
descend on
descend upon
do over
fall upon
jump on
knock about
knock around
knock cold
lace into
lay into
light into
pitch into
pounce on
pounce upon
rough up
sail into
set about
set on
set upon
strike at
tear into
turn on
work over
beat up on
duff someone up
get stuck into
go in on
knock block off
lash out at
lay siege to
let fly at
arrive in hordes
drop in
turn up
come in force
show up
bang
crack
thwack
whack
whale
slug
welt
sock
belt
bludgeon
baste
rap
nail
zap
clap
rain blows on
slap
do
slosh
lick
lace
forge
knock
lather
bonk
whap
maul
whup
slate
birch
curry
flog
whomp
smack
draw
hide
tromp
whip
buffet
lam
tag
tan
swat
pommel
bob
swipe
box
paddle
switch
thresh
clout
fib
quilt
dong
swinge
malleate
punch out
mess up
bung up
give someone a hiding
stick one on
give someone a good hiding
knock into the middle of next week
more ❯
Verb
▲
To hit or strike, especially on the head
crown
hit
knock
strike
bang
buffet
cuff
punch
thwack
biff
bop
concuss
skull
slug
smash
stun
welt
bash
clonk
clout
deck
floor
lam
plug
sock
wallop
bean
boff
bust
clock
conk
cosh
ding
dot
slosh
smite
dong
hit on the head
hit over the head
quilt
swinge
whale
box
stick one on someone
give a black eye
lash
spank
whop
thud
attack
poke
hack
chop
wham
blow
fillip
stroke
haymaker
crash
bump
ram
impact
impinge
clump
collide
assault
plump
pick
stinger
stripe
switch
whap
impel
thrust
knock about
do over
lay a finger on
box someone's ears
rough up
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Relating to the physical mind
mental
intellectual
cerebral
psychological
cognitive
phrenic
psychologic
intellective
mindly
brainy
psychic
psychical
thinking
intrapersonal
rational
internal
perceptive
inner
interior
thought
reasoning
theoretical
conceptual
emotional
spiritual
intuitive
gut
viscerous
visceral
learning
psychogenic
intraphysic
inherent
intrinsic
innate
intimate
psychiatric
psychosomatic
psychal
subconscious
subliminal
ideological
thoughtful
imaginative
hidden
instinctive
of the mind
of the heart
spontaneous
involuntary
inward
autogenous
personal
endogenous
within
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