sixth sense

noun

: a power of perception like but not one of the five senses : a keen intuitive power

Synonyms of sixth sense

• second sight
• clairvoyance
• extrasensory perception

Examples of sixth sense in a Sentence

She claimed to have a sixth sense for knowing when someone was about to call her.

a filmmaker with a sixth sense for knowing which stories the general public will find irresistible

Recent Examples on the Web

Since his mom Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Hawkins Police Chief Jim Hopper (David Harbour) found him in the Hawkins Library at the end of Season 1, he’s continued to have a sixth sense for everything relating to the alternate dimension. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025

Rosalía can have a sincere desire to know the world via the arts and a sixth sense for what sets people off. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025

However, the High Priestess shows February being full of rest and healing, urging you to slow down and listen to your intuition… because your sixth sense is strong for a reason. —Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025

Trump has a sixth sense for power There’s a push and a pull to power. —Jonathan J. Cooper, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sixth sense

• commence
• condense
• defence
• defense
• dispense
• expense
• fourpence
• halfpence
• immense
• incense
• intense
• missense

Kids Definition

sixth sense

noun

: a special ability to sense something that does not involve the five senses